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Plato's Philosophy Reaching Beyond the Limits of Reason : Contours of a Contextual Theory of Truth.
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| Language: | Inglés |
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Hildesheim :
Georg Olms Verlag,
2017.
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| Online Access: | Texto completo |
Table of Contents:
- Harald Haarmann
- PLATO'S PHILOSOPHY; Impressum; Table of Contents; Introduction; The tension between the rational andthe non-rational in Plato's reasoning; Plato's endeavor of truth-finding; Plato's rational/non-rational continuum of reasoning; Mythos and logos in Plato: How useful are competing modes of enquiry?; How useful are Plato's ideas for problem-solving in our time?; 1. How does Plato communicate his ideas?; Foundations of communication and cultureconstruction; Performative acts and symbol-making; Identity and complex culture; Intentionality; Complex language.
- Salient agents in cultural identification as a precondition for self-reflection and reasoningLanguage use and the crafting of philosophical terminology; Existing terms in new contexts; Plato's creation of new terms; New phraseology introduced by Plato; The narrative fabric of Platonic discourse: Myth as a tool of philosophical reasoning; The interaction of orality and literacy; 2. How does Plato rationalize what is beyond the limits of reason?; Reason vis-à-vis the non-rational: Hybrid topicsof Plato's philosophy; Plato's approaches to the world of the supernatural.
- Plato's respect for divinely inspired traditionsThe mythical ages of mankind and their representation in Plato's dialogues; Gender issues in an ideal society; The dream of perfect orderliness; Partnership of the sexes in light of blindfolded justice; 3. How does Plato rationalize belief systems?; Plato's attitude toward the veneration of female divinities; Athena as multi-talented patron of a mosaic culture, a network of pre-Greek traditions and Greek innovations; Artemis, goddess of nature and of the city; Demeter and her gift of agriculture.
- Gaia, the Earth Goddess and early patron of the sanctuary at DelphiHera, goddess of fertility and early patron of Olympia; Other goddesses whose cults were spread throughout the Greek world; Plato's way to rationalize accepted beliefs; Customary law and divine law; The political impact of myth: Athena and the foundation myth of the Athenian state; Myths to live by: The significance of oracles and their pronouncements; 4. How does Plato rationalize psychological properties, value systems and aesthetics?; The discourse about the soul; Immortality.
- Elysium
- Resting-place of the souls of the righteousThe tripartite nature; The metaphor of the charioteer; The essence of beauty: Parameters of a non-rational value system; The strife for the good and the role of Diotima; Cultural symbolism in light of aesthetics; The lure of mystery cults and magic; 5. How does Plato contextualize what he considers to be true?; The cognitive foundation of contextualization: The relationship between forms and appearances; Forms as knowledge and knowledge as wisdom; Cultural memory as recollected knowledge.