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Rhetoric and reality in Plato's Phaedrus /

The Phaedrus is well-known for the splendid mythical panorama Socrates develops in his second speech, and for its graphic descriptions of erotic behavior. This book shows how the details of the myth and the accounts of interaction between lovers are based on a carefully articulated metaphysical stru...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: White, David A., 1942-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Albany : State University of New York Press, ©1993.
Colección:SUNY series in ancient Greek philosophy.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Myth and rhetorical inspiration
  • Socrates' first speech
  • The metaphysics of madness and the nature of soul
  • Soul and truth
  • Beauty and the capture of the beloved
  • Rhetoric and truth
  • Rhetoric and dialectic
  • Nature and the art of writing
  • Writing and wisdom
  • Method and metaphysics in the Phaedrus.