Genres in Dialogue: Plato and the Construct of Philosophy Book + PRICE WATCH * Amazon pricing is not included in price watch

Genres in Dialogue: Plato and the Construct of Philosophy Book

In this very original study, the author investigates how Plato 'invented' the discipline of philosophy. In order to define and legitimise philosophy, Dr Nightingale maintains, Plato had to match it against genres of discourse that had authority and currency in democratic Athens. By incorporating traditional genres of poetry and rhetoric into his dialogues, Plato marks the boundaries of philosophy as a discursive and as a social practice.Read More

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  • 0521774330
  • 9780521774338
  • Andrea Wilson Nightingale
  • 13 April 2000
  • Cambridge University Press
  • Paperback (Book)
  • 236
  • New Ed
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