Socratic Charis Philosophy Without the Agon |
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| Author:
| Wilkinson, Lisa Atwood |
| ISBN: | 978-0-7391-6717-5 |
| Publication Date: | Feb 2013 |
| Publisher: | Lexington Books/Fortress Academic
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $86.00 |
Book Description:
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This work offers an evaluation of Plato's portrayal of "Socrates" in relation to models of the ancient Greek "agon", oral poetic performance, and the practices of "xenia". The author reinterprets the values of the oral tradition and xenia as non-agonistic, and shows how these values can illuminate the dramatic and philosophical import of Plato's Socrates in ways potentially relevant to current thinking about "demokratia".
This work offers an evaluation of Plato's portrayal of "Socrates" in relation to models of the ancient Greek "agon", oral poetic performance, and the practices of "xenia". The author reinterprets the values of the oral tradition and xenia as non-agonistic, and shows how these values can illuminate the dramatic and philosophical import of Plato's Socrates in ways potentially relevant to current thinking about "demokratia".