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The Sacrifice of Socrates: Athens, Plato, Girard - Couverture souple

Livre 8 sur 54: Studies in Violence, Mimesis & Culture

Tyrrell, Wm. Blake

 
9781611860542: The Sacrifice of Socrates: Athens, Plato, Girard
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ISBN 10 : 1611860547 ISBN 13 : 9781611860542
Editeur : Michigan State University Press, 2012

Synopsis

When Athenians suffered the shame of having lost a war from their own greed and foolishness, around 404 BCE the public’s blame was directed at Socrates, a man whose unique appearance and behavior, as well as his disapproval of the democracy, made him a ready target. Socrates was subsequently put on trial and sentenced to death. However, as René Girard has pointed out, no individual can be held responsible for a communal crisis. Plato’s Apology depicts Socrates as both the bane and the cure of Greek society, while his Crito shows a sacrificial Socrates, what some might consider a pharmakos figure, the human drug through whom Plato can dispense his philosophical remedies. With tremendous insight and satisfying complexity, this book analyzes classical texts through the lens of Girard’s mimetic mechanism.

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À propos de l'auteur

Wm. Blake Tyrrell is Distinguished Professor of Classics at Michigan State University.

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Éditeur
Michigan State University Press
Date d'édition
2012
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
1611860547
ISBN 13 
9781611860542
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
209
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