{"product_id":"pharmakon-michael-a-rinella-9780739146873","title":"Pharmakon: Plato, Drug Culture, and Identity in Ancient Athens","description":"\u003ci\u003ePharmakon\u003c\/i\u003e traces the emergence of an ethical discourse in ancient Greece, one centered on states of psychological ecstasy. In the dialogues of Plato, philosophy is itself characterized as a pharmakon, one superior to a large number of rival occupations, each of which laid claim to their powers being derived from, connected with, or likened to, a pharmakon. Accessible yet erudite, \u003ci\u003ePharmakon\u003c\/i\u003e is one of the most comprehensive examinations of the place of intoxicants in ancient thought yet written.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Michael A. Rinella\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0739146874\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780739146873\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Lexington Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/23\/2011\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 358\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.17lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.92h x 6.01w x 1.03d","brand":"Michael A. Rinella","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43925832663295,"sku":"9780739146873","price":56.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_0598e8bf-b63d-43ef-9daf-8daf7b83948d.jpg?v=1681079630","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/pharmakon-michael-a-rinella-9780739146873","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}