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Plato on the Value of Philosophy - The Art of Argument in the Gorgias and Phaedrus (Hardcover)
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Plato on the Value of Philosophy - The Art of Argument in the Gorgias and Phaedrus (Hardcover)
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Plato was the first philosopher in the western tradition to reflect
systematically (and often critically) on rhetoric. In this book,
Tushar Irani presents a comprehensive and innovative reading of the
Gorgias and the Phaedrus, the only two Platonic dialogues to focus
on what an 'art of argument' should look like, treating each of the
texts individually, yet ultimately demonstrating how each can best
be understood in light of the other. For Plato, the way in which we
approach argument typically reveals something about our deeper
desires and motivations, particularly with respect to other people,
and so the key to understanding his views on the proper practice of
argument lies in his understanding of human psychology. According
to this reading, rhetoric done well is simply the practice of
philosophy, the pursuit of which has far-reaching implications for
how we should relate to others and how we ought to live.
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