Genres in dialogue: plato and the construct of philosophy
Auteur :
Nightingale, Andrea Wilson
Éditeur :
Cambridge University Press
ISBN :
9780521774338
Date de publication :
13 avr. 2000
Dimensions :
22,7 x 15,3 x 1,3 cm
Poids :
340 g
Format :
Trade paperback (US)
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
This 1995 study investigates how Plato 'invented' the discipline of philosophy. In order to define and legitimise philosophy, Dr Nightingale maintains, Plato had to match it against genres of discourse that had authority and currency in democratic Athens.