Buch, Englisch, 231 Seiten, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 229 mm, Gewicht: 343 g
Buch, Englisch, 231 Seiten, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 229 mm, Gewicht: 343 g
ISBN: 978-1-316-63306-9
Verlag: Cambridge University Press
Plato was the first philosopher in the western tradition to reflect systematically (and often critically) on rhetoric. In this book, Tushar Irani presents a comprehensive and innovative reading of the Gorgias and the Phaedrus, the only two Platonic dialogues to focus on what an 'art of argument' should look like, treating each of the texts individually, yet ultimately demonstrating how each can best be understood in light of the other. For Plato, the way in which we approach argument typically reveals something about our deeper desires and motivations, particularly with respect to other people, and so the key to understanding his views on the proper practice of argument lies in his understanding of human psychology. According to this reading, rhetoric done well is simply the practice of philosophy, the pursuit of which has far-reaching implications for how we should relate to others and how we ought to live.
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Fachgebiete
- Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politikwissenschaft Allgemein Politische Theorie, Politische Philosophie
- Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Philosophie: Sachbuch
- Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Ethik, Moralphilosophie
- Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Sozialphilosophie, Politische Philosophie
- Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Geschichte der Westlichen Philosophie
Weitere Infos & Material
Preface; Introduction; Part I. The Gorgias: 1. Socrates and Gorgias on the aims of argument; 2. Towards an art of argument; 3. The contradictions of Callicles; 4. Pleasure, virtue, and the human good; Part II. The Phaedrus: 5. Socrates and Lysias on the aims of love; 6. Loving wisdom; 7. Loving others; 8. The self-motion of the soul; Conclusion; Bibliography; Index locorum; Subject index.
