Genres in Dialogue: Plato and the Construct of Philosophy (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780521774338)

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 his dialogues, Plato marks the boundaries of philosophy as a discursive and as a social practice.

Author: Andrea Wilson Nightingale
ISBN-10: 0521774330
ISBN-13: 9780521774338
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Language: English
Published: 04/13/2000
Pages: 238
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.72lbs
Size: 8.95h x 6.03w x 0.53d