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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...
| Cote: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Format: | Électronique eBook |
| Langue: | Inglés |
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Berlin :
De Gruyter,
2014.
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| Collection: | Untersuchungen zur antiken Literatur und Geschichte.
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| Accès en ligne: | Texto completo |
Table des matières:
- 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.