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Self-mastery in Plato / Brian Reese.
- Format:
- Book
- Thesis/Dissertation
- Author/Creator:
- Reese, Brian, 1987- author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Ethics.
- Metaphysics.
- Psychology.
- Philosophy--Penn dissertations.
- Penn dissertations--Philosophy.
- Local Subjects:
- Ethics.
- Metaphysics.
- Psychology.
- Philosophy--Penn dissertations.
- Penn dissertations--Philosophy.
- Genre:
- Academic theses.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (164 pages)
- Contained In:
- Dissertations Abstracts International 81-08B.
- Place of Publication:
- [Philadelphia, Pennsylvania] : University of Pennsylvania ; Ann Arbor : ProQuest Dissertations & Theses, 2019.
- Language Note:
- English
- System Details:
- Mode of access: World Wide Web.
- text file
- Summary:
- This dissertation addresses an interpretive puzzle involving Plato's apparently incompatible accounts of psychic conflict. I argue that a better understanding of the soul helps to resolve this puzzle, and that we can properly understand Plato's conception of the soul by focusing on his account of self-mastery (τὸ κρείττω ἑαυτοῦ). Self-mastery is a concept well-suited to this project because it is treated consistently across Plato's dialogues and features centrally in discussions of psychic conflict.
- Notes:
- Source: Dissertations Abstracts International, Volume: 81-08, Section: B.
- Advisors: Meyer, Susan Sauve; Committee members: Charles Kahn; Errol Lord; Rachel Singpurwalla.
- Department: Philosophy.
- Ph.D. University of Pennsylvania 2019.
- Local Notes:
- School code: 0175
- ISBN:
- 9781392567982
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
- This item must not be sold to any third party vendors.
- This item must not be added to any third party search indexes.
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