Plato, technē, and philosophy as a profession / Emily Hulme, University of Sydney.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hulme, Emily, Author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Plato.

Techne (Philosophy).

Philosophy, Ancient.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xi, 210 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2026.

Summary:

Who has a legitimate claim to wisdom? Emily Hulme argues that Plato's response to this question was shaped by the concept of technē (art, craft, expertise, profession) and that he developed the notion of philosophy as a genuine profession in the dialogues against the rival claims of practices like sophistry. The first part of the book concerns technē in general, drawing on literary, epigraphic, and art historical evidence to discuss this concept in Greek thought and culture and explaining the position of this term in Plato's epistemological vocabulary. The second part offers close readings of a handful of key dialogues: philosophy defined against sophistry in Euthydemus, Hippias Minor, Protagoras, and Gorgias; the profession of philosopher-rulers in the Republic; and philosophy versus politics in the Sophist and Statesman.

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 17 Jul 2026).

ISBN:

9781009724272