Nickolas Pappas, Mark Zelcer

Politics and Philosophy in Plato's Menexenus

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Produktbeschreibung

Politics and Philosophy in Plato's Menexenus provides a persuasive alternative reading Plato's Menexenus, one that contributes in many ways to our understanding of Plato, and specifically to our understanding of his political thought.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 236
• Erscheinungstermin: 5. März 2019
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 155mm x 18mm
• Gewicht: 363g
• ISBN-13: 9780367256135
• ISBN-10: 0367256134
• Artikelnr.: 56977322

Autorenporträt

Nickolas Pappas, Mark Zelcer

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction Part 1: The Menexenus, its Persons, its Problems 1. Synopsis
of the dialogue 2. Persons and dates of the dialogue 3. The Athenian
funeral speech 4. The Menexenus as parody, as improvement Part 2: Education
and Rhetoric 5. Scenes of instruction: Pericles' missed opportunities 6.
Philosophical rhetoric Part 3: Myth and History 7. Myth 8. History. Index