MYTH & PHILOSOPHY FROM THE PRE (Adobe Reader) ebook download Kathryn A. Morgan

Myth and Philosophy from the Presocratics to Plato

This book explores the dynamic relationship between myth and philosophy in the Presocratics, the Sophists, and in Plato - a relationship which is found to be more extensive and programmatic than has previously been recognised. The story of philosophy's relationship with myth is that of its relationship with literary and social convention. The intellectuals studied here wanted to reformulate popular ideas about cultural authority, and they achieved this goal by manipulating myth. Their self-conscious use of myth creates a self-reflective philosophic sensibility and draws attention to problems inherent in different modes of linguistic representation. Much of the reception of Greek philosophy stigmatises myth as 'irrational'. Such an approach ignores the important role played by myth in Greek philosophy, not just as a foil but as a mode of philosophical thought. The case studies in this book reveal myth deployed as a result of methodological reflection, and as a manifestation of philosophical concerns.

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Title of ebook: Myth and Philosophy from the Presocratics to Plato
ISBN: 9780511035203
parent-ISBN: 9780521621809
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Internet download file size: 1978 kb
Published: 08-1996
Released online for download: 08-16-1996
Author of eBook: Morgan, Kathryn A.

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