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Genres in Dialogue : Plato and the Construct of Philosophy
Genres in Dialogue Plato and the Construct of Philosophy
Author: Andrea Wilson Nightingale
In this very original study, the author investigates how Plato "invented" the discipline of philosophy. In order to define and legitimize philosophy, Dr. Nightingale maintains, Plato had to match it against genres of discourse that had authority and currency in democratic Athens. By incorporating traditional genres of poetry and rhetoric into hi...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780521482646
ISBN-10: 052148264X
Publication Date: 1/26/1996
Pages: 236
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Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Book Type: Hardcover
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