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Playful Philosophy and Serious Sophistry : a Reading of Plato's ""Euthydemus""

This book provides an interpretation of Plato's Euthydemus as a unified piece of literature, taking into account both its dramatic and its philosophical aspects. It sheds new light on some old questions, including the relation between knowledge, virtue and happiness. Further, it pays due attent...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Sermamoglou-Soulmaidi, Georgia
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Berlin : De Gruyter, 2014.
Colección:Untersuchungen zur antiken Literatur und Geschichte.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Frontmatter
  • Preface
  • Contents
  • Introduction
  • 1 Playful Philosophy: The Protreptic Scenes
  • 2 Serious Sophistry: The Eristic Scenes
  • 3 Conflating Philosophy and Sophistry: The Framing Scenes
  • 4 Reversals: Laughter, Play, and Seriousness
  • Conclusion: Overall Interpretation
  • Appendix: The Structure of the Euthydemus
  • Works Cited
  • Index of Proper Names
  • Greek Works Cited
  • General Index.