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Genres in Dialogue: Plato and the Construct of Philosophy
by Genres in Dialogue: Plato and the Construct of Philosophy
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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.
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- May 8, 2000 Pub Date:
- 9780521774338 ISBN-13:
- 0521774330 ISBN-10:
- English Language
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