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Pharmakon : Plato, drug culture, and identity in ancient Athens /

Pharmakon traces the emergence of an ethical discourse in ancient Greece, one centered on states of psychological ecstasy. In the dialogues of Plato, philosophy is itself characterized as a pharmakon, one superior to a large number of rival occupations, each of which laid claim to their powers being...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Rinella, Michael A. (Michael Anthony)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Lanham, Md. : Lexington Books, ©2010.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Wine and the symposion
  • The symposion and the question of stasis
  • Plato's reformulation of the symposion
  • Drugs, epic poetry, and religion
  • Socrates accused
  • Socrates rehabilitated
  • Medicine, drugs, and somatic regimen
  • Magic, drugs, and noetic regimen
  • Speech, drugs, and discursive regimen
  • Philosophy's pharmacy.