Politics, philosophy, writing : Plato's art of caring for souls / edited with an introduction by Zdravko Planinc.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Planinc, Zdravko, 1953-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Plato.

Physical Description:

vii, 261 p.

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Columbia, Mo. : University of Missouri Press, c2001.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The leading scholars represented in Politics, Philosophy, Writing examine six key Platonic dialogues and the most important of the epistles, moving from Plato's most public or political writings to his most philosophical. The collection is intended to demonstrate the unity of Plato's concerns, the literary quality of his writing, and the integral relation of form and content in his work. Taken together, these essays show the consistency of Plato's understanding of the political art, the art of writing, and the philosophical life.

Contents:

Intro

Contents

Introduction

Soulcare and Soulcraft in the Charmides Toward a Platonic Perspective

Shame in the Apology

The Strange Misperception of PlatoÌs Meno

A Lump Bred Up in Darknesse Two Tellurian Themes of the Republic

Homeric Imagery in PlatoÌs Phaedrus

One, Two, Three, but Where Is the Fourth? Incomplete Mediation in the Timaeus

Mystic Philosophy in PlatoÌs Seventh Letter

Contributors

Index.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0-8262-6302-X

OCLC:

56416120