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Eros, Song, and Philosophy in Plato - Towards a Synthesis of a Cultural Ideal (Hardcover) Loot Price: R2,349
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Eros, Song, and Philosophy in Plato - Towards a Synthesis of a Cultural Ideal (Hardcover): Chara Kokkiou

Eros, Song, and Philosophy in Plato - Towards a Synthesis of a Cultural Ideal (Hardcover)

Chara Kokkiou

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Eros, Song and Philosophy in Plato raises critical issues regarding conceptions of how song and philosophy in erotic contexts are treated by Plato in his attempt to rewrite, to some degree, the cultural tradition. A question that seems to be repeatedly raised throughout the Platonic dialogues is why it is precisely song that needs to be put aside before we can start doing philosophy - as a more serious and perfect kind of song. Extensive discussion of this key thematic cluster with an emphasis on the concept of beauty, which is harmoniously interwoven with eros and song, has been absent. Chara Kokkiou argues that there is a constant interplay among erotic, musical-poetic and spatial motifs and the way those are incorporated into the very essence of philosophical dialectic is indicative of the unique nature of Plato's philosophy. Her analysis centers on paiderastic and mousikos eros, which, if thoroughly purified, contribute significantly to the composition of Socrates' portrait as mousikos philosophos. The Socratic philosophical logos displays reformed erotic and song-authorized patterns, such as the power to inspire and heal. Through close reading of certain Platonic passages and detailed attention to choral and mythical patterns, such as those included in the eschatological myths of Republic and Phaedo, and to the descriptions of locus amoenus in Phaedrus and Laws, she demonstrates that Plato through his painstakingly purged philosophical model delineates the route towards

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Imprint: Lexington Books
Country of origin: United States
Release date: November 2020
Authors: Chara Kokkiou
Dimensions: 229 x 161 x 21mm (L x W x T)
Format: Hardcover
Pages: 188
ISBN-13: 978-1-4985-9582-7
Categories: Books > Language & Literature > Literature: history & criticism > Literary studies > Classical, early & medieval
Books > Humanities > Philosophy > Western philosophy > Ancient Western philosophy to c 500 > General
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Books > Philosophy > Western philosophy > Ancient Western philosophy to c 500 > General
Books > Philosophy > Western philosophy > Modern Western philosophy, c 1600 to the present > Western philosophy, from c 1900 - > General
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LSN: 1-4985-9582-0
Barcode: 9781498595827

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