Philosophy as Agon: A Study of Plato’s Gorgias and Related Texts - Rereading Ancient Philosophy - Robert Metcalf - Books - Northwestern University Press - 9780810137974 - October 30, 2018
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Philosophy as Agon: A Study of Plato’s Gorgias and Related Texts - Rereading Ancient Philosophy

Robert Metcalf

Philosophy as Agon: A Study of Plato’s Gorgias and Related Texts - Rereading Ancient Philosophy

Offers a fresh interpretation of Plato's dialogues as dramatic texts whose philosophy is not so much a matter of doctrine as it is a dynamic, non-dogmatic, and open-ended practice of engaging others in agonistic dialogue. Robert Metcalf argues that Plato understands philosophy as essentially agonistic.


248 pages

Media Books     Paperback Book   (Book with soft cover and glued back)
Released October 30, 2018
ISBN13 9780810137974
Publishers Northwestern University Press
Pages 248
Dimensions 325 g

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