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Plato's Protagoras : essays on the confrontation of philosophy and sophistry / Olof Petterson, Vigdis Songe-Møller, Editors.

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Format:
Book
Contributor:
Pettersson, Olof, 1979- editor.
Songe-Möller, Vigdis, editor.
Series:
Philosophical studies series ; v. 125.
Philosophical studies series
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Plato--Criticism and interpretation.
Plato.
Plato. Protagoras.
Protagoras.
Sophists (Greek philosophy).
Protagoras (Plato).
Criticism and interpretation.
Genre:
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Physical Description:
vi, 235 pages ; 25 cm.
Place of Publication:
Cham, Switzerland : Springer International Publishing, [2017]
Summary:
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.--Publisher's web site.
Contents:
The Question of Methodology in Plato's Protagoras /Hallvard Fossheim
Socrates' Sophisticated Attack on Protagoras / Knut Ågotnes
The Treatment of Virtue in Plato's Protagoras / Hayden W. Ausland
By What Is the Soul Nourished? On the Art of the Physician of Souls in Plato's Protagoras / Jens Kristian Larsen
Is Pleasure Any Good? Weakness of Will and the Art of Measurement in Plato's Protagoras / Vivil Valvik Haraldsen
The Science of Measuring Pleasure and Pain / Cynthia Freeland
Turning Towards Philosophy. A reading of the Protagoras 309a1-314e2 / Gro Rørstadbotten
The Protagoras, Writing and the Comedy of Aporia / Marina McCoy
Socrates' Irony: A Voice from Nowhere? On voice (phone), topos, and atopos in Plato's Protagoras / Vigdis Songe-Møller
Dangerous Voices: On Written and Spoken Discourse in Plato's Protagoras / Olof Pettersson
Visible and Audible Movement in the Protagoras / Kristin Sampson
Why Did Protagoras Use Poetry in Education? / Paul Woodruff.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9783319455839
3319455834
OCLC:
967956260
Publisher Number:
9783319455839

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