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The Role of Exaiphnes in Early Greek Literature - Philosophical Transformation in Plato's Dialogues and Beyond (Hardcover)
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The Role of Exaiphnes in Early Greek Literature - Philosophical Transformation in Plato's Dialogues and Beyond (Hardcover)
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There are thirty-six appearances of the Greek word exaiphnes in
Plato's dialogues. Usually translated as "all of a sudden" or
"suddenly," exaiphnes emerges in several significant passages. For
example, exaiphnes appears three times in the "allegory of the
cave" from Republic vii and heralds the vision of the Beautiful in
Symposium. Commonly translated in the Parmenides as "the instant,"
exaiphnes also surfaces in a crucial section of the dialogue's
training exercise. The Role of Exaiphnes in Early Greek Literature:
Philosophical Transformation in Plato's Dialogues and Beyond
connects the thirty-six scattered appearances of exaiphnes and
reveals the role it plays in linking Plato's theory of Ideas with
education. Joe Cimakasky discloses how Plato's step-by-step,
methodical approach to philosophical education climaxes with a
dynamic conversion experience signified by the appearance of
exaiphnes. Cimakasky shows how Plato's conception of exaiphnes was
transformative with respect to how the term was used in Greek
literature by his predecessors and influential for ensuing
philosophers. Following Plato, exaiphnes and its cognates came to
represent the peak of philosophical or theological enlightenment.
The Role of Exaiphnes in Early Greek Literature traces the meaning
of the term in Greek literature prior to and contemporaneous with
Plato, Plato's innovative use of exaiphnes, and the impact of
Plato's notion of "the sudden" upon subsequent thinkers. This book
will be of interest to students and scholars of philosophy, ancient
philosophy, pedagogy, ethics, and hermeneutics. In addition, those
working in religious studies will appreciate the focus on
conversion narratives and their emergence in ancient philosophical
and Biblical texts.
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