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Myth and philosophy from the Presocratics to Plato [electronic resource] /
by Morgan, Kathryn A.
Published by : Cambridge University Press, (Cambridge ; | New York :) Physical details: 1 online resource (viii, 313 pages) ; ISBN: 0521621801; 9780521621809. Year: 2000| Item type | Location | Collection | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
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E-Resource Section | E-Books | 180 (Browse shelf) | Available |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 292-301) and indexes.
1. Introduction -- 2. Theoretical issues. Textualisation and the rise of philosophy. From mythos to logos? Some theoretical implications -- 3. Some Presocratics. The exclusionary gesture: Xenophanes, Herakleitos, and Empedokles. Allegory and rationalisation. Parmenides -- 4. The sophists and their contemporaries. Philology and exegesis. Mythological displays -- 5. The Protagoras: Platonic myth in the making. Protagoras' 'Great Speech'. Why mythos? Structure and assumptions. Sokrates and Prometheus. Conclusion: Sophistic versus Platonic myth -- 6. The range of Platonic myth. Problems of vocabulary, problems of selection. Categories of Platonic myth. Exhortation, play, and childishness. Myth and the limits of language
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