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Socratic Charis - Philosophy without the Agon (Hardcover)
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Socratic Charis - Philosophy without the Agon (Hardcover)
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This book explores the possibility that Plato's philosophia is
influenced by non-agonal practices and values that historically and
philosophically antedate the agonal practices of the Athenian
ekklesia. The author surveys literature concerning the predominance
of agonal in ancient Greek culture, the values associated with oral
poetic performance as a religious practice, and the ubiquitous
character of the gift practice known as xenia in the ancient world.
The author compares the structure of the agon to the structure of
other ancient practices, and reasons that while agonistic practices
are oppositional and binary, poetic and social practices are
narrative and plural and exemplify, alternative to the agonal, the
value of charis-grace. Reading Socratic speech and Socratic inquiry
in terms of charis illuminates the narrative structure of Plato's
portrayal of Socrates and precludes one-dimensional analyses of
Plato's writings as philosophically agonistic and demonstrative.
Rather the value of Socratic charis illustrates the value of
genuine dialogue, and the author suggests how revaluing Socratic
dialogue in light of charis can be relevant to current thinking
about philosophy, politics, and the agon.
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