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This book presents a thorough study and an up to date anthology of
Plato's Protagoras. International authors' papers contribute to the
task of understanding how Plato introduced and negotiated a new
type of intellectual practice - called philosophy - and the
strategies that this involved. They explore Plato's dialogue,
looking at questions of how philosophy and sophistry relate, both
on a methodological and on a thematic level. While many of the
contributing authors argue for a sharp distinction between
sophistry and philosophy, this is contested by others. Readers may
consider the distinctions between philosophy and traditional forms
of poetry and sophistry through these papers. Questions for
readers' attention include: To what extent is Socrates' preferred
mode of discourse, and his short questions and answers, superior to
Protagoras' method of sophistic teaching? And why does Plato make
Socrates and Protagoras reverse positions as it comes to virtue and
its teachability? This book will appeal to graduates and
researchers with an interest in the origins of philosophy,
classical philosophy and historical philosophy.
In Plato's Apology of Socrates we see a philosopher in collision
with his society-a society he nonetheless claims to have benefited
through his philosophic activity. It has often been asked why
democratic Athens condemned a philosopher of Socrates' character to
death. This anthology examines the contribution made by Plato's
Apology of Socrates to our understanding of the character of
Socrates as well as of the conception of philosophy Plato
attributes to him. The 11 chapters offer complementary readings of
the Apology, which through their different approaches demonstrate
the richness of this Platonic work as well as the various layers
that can be discerned in its presentation of Socrates. While the
contributions display variety in both topics and angles, they also
share common features: An awareness of the importance of the
literary aspects of Plato's courtroom drama, as well as a readiness
to take into consideration the historical context of the work.
Thereby they provide contributions to a manifold understanding of
the aims and impact of the work, without losing sight of the
philosophical questions that are raised by Socrates'
confrontational and unrepentant defense speech. Allowing the
character of Socrates to take center stage, the chapters of this
volume examine the philosopher in relation to ethics, and to
politics and democracy, as well as to the ideology, religion, and
virtue shared by the Athenians. Readers will also find reflections
on classical Platonic subjects such as the nature of Socratic
philosophical inquiry and of philosophy itself, as well as on the
notoriously ambiguous relationships between philosophy, sophistry
and rhetoric, and their several relationships to truth and justice.
The anthology emphasizes and explores the equivocal and sometimes
problematic aspects of Socrates as Plato presents him in the
Apology, illuminating why the Athenians let the verdict fall as
they did, while drawing out problematic features of Athenian
society and its reaction to Socrates' philosophic activity, thereby
encouraging reflection on the role philosophy can play in our
modern societies.
This book presents a thorough study and an up to date anthology of
Plato's Protagoras. International authors' papers contribute to the
task of understanding how Plato introduced and negotiated a new
type of intellectual practice - called philosophy - and the
strategies that this involved. They explore Plato's dialogue,
looking at questions of how philosophy and sophistry relate, both
on a methodological and on a thematic level. While many of the
contributing authors argue for a sharp distinction between
sophistry and philosophy, this is contested by others. Readers may
consider the distinctions between philosophy and traditional forms
of poetry and sophistry through these papers. Questions for
readers' attention include: To what extent is Socrates' preferred
mode of discourse, and his short questions and answers, superior to
Protagoras' method of sophistic teaching? And why does Plato make
Socrates and Protagoras reverse positions as it comes to virtue and
its teachability? This book will appeal to graduates and
researchers with an interest in the origins of philosophy,
classical philosophy and historical philosophy.
In Plato's Apology of Socrates we see a philosopher in collision
with his society-a society he nonetheless claims to have benefited
through his philosophic activity. It has often been asked why
democratic Athens condemned a philosopher of Socrates' character to
death. This anthology examines the contribution made by Plato's
Apology of Socrates to our understanding of the character of
Socrates as well as of the conception of philosophy Plato
attributes to him. The 11 chapters offer complementary readings of
the Apology, which through their different approaches demonstrate
the richness of this Platonic work as well as the various layers
that can be discerned in its presentation of Socrates. While the
contributions display variety in both topics and angles, they also
share common features: An awareness of the importance of the
literary aspects of Plato's courtroom drama, as well as a readiness
to take into consideration the historical context of the work.
Thereby they provide contributions to a manifold understanding of
the aims and impact of the work, without losing sight of the
philosophical questions that are raised by Socrates'
confrontational and unrepentant defense speech. Allowing the
character of Socrates to take center stage, the chapters of this
volume examine the philosopher in relation to ethics, and to
politics and democracy, as well as to the ideology, religion, and
virtue shared by the Athenians. Readers will also find reflections
on classical Platonic subjects such as the nature of Socratic
philosophical inquiry and of philosophy itself, as well as on the
notoriously ambiguous relationships between philosophy, sophistry
and rhetoric, and their several relationships to truth and justice.
The anthology emphasizes and explores the equivocal and sometimes
problematic aspects of Socrates as Plato presents him in the
Apology, illuminating why the Athenians let the verdict fall as
they did, while drawing out problematic features of Athenian
society and its reaction to Socrates' philosophic activity, thereby
encouraging reflection on the role philosophy can play in our
modern societies.
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