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Plato's Dialogue Form and the Care of the Soul - Couverture rigide

Moes, Mark

 
9780820444598: Plato's Dialogue Form and the Care of the Soul
Couverture rigide
ISBN 10 : 0820444596 ISBN 13 : 9780820444598
Editeur : Peter Lang Publishing Inc, 2000

Synopsis

Plato's Dialogue Form and the Care of the Soul discusses how to read a Platonic dialogue and includes detailed readings of the Symposium and the Philebus. In light of recent nondogmatic and dramatic readings of Plato's work, it argues that the dialogues depict Socrates and the other masters as practicing philosophy by extending and reinterpreting Greek medicine in a peculiar quasi-psychiatric way. This book contends that many of the dialogues are depictions of conversations between philosophers and nonphilosophers, conversations which are importantly similar to interactions between physicians and patients in Greek medical practice. The book contends that these conversations include both diagnostic and therapeutic moments, and function as quasi-psychiatric case histories presented by Plato to his readers.

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À propos de l'auteur

The Author: Mark Moes is Assistant Professor of Philosophy at Grand Valley State University, where he specializes in ancient philosophy and ethics. He received his Ph.D. in philosophy from the University of Notre Dame and has published articles in professional journals. He also works as a referee for the journal Ancient Philosophy.

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Éditeur
Peter Lang Publishing Inc
Date d'édition
2000
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0820444596
ISBN 13 
9780820444598
Reliure
Relié
Nombre de pages
222
Coordonnées du fabricant
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Personne responsable
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