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| Author | : Chad Jorgenson |
| Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
| Total Pages | : 229 |
| Release | : 2018-04-05 |
| Genre | : History |
| ISBN | : 1107174120 |
Positively re-assesses the relationship between body and soul in Plato's later dialogues, focusing on the harmony between them.
| Author | : Chad Jorgenson |
| Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
| Total Pages | : 229 |
| Release | : 2018-04-05 |
| Genre | : Philosophy |
| ISBN | : 1316800520 |
In this book, Chad Jorgenson challenges the view that for Plato the good life is one of pure intellection, arguing that his last writings increasingly insist on the capacity of reason to impose measure on our emotions and pleasures. Starting from an account of the ontological, epistemological, and physiological foundations of the tripartition of the soul, he traces the increasing sophistication of Plato's thinking about the nature of pleasure and pain and his developing interest in sciences bearing on physical reality. These theoretical shifts represent a movement away from a conception of human happiness as a purification or flight of the soul from the sensible to the intelligible, as in the Phaedo, towards a focus on the harmony of the individual as a psychosomatic whole under the hegemonic power of reason.
| Author | : Rachel Barney |
| Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
| Total Pages | : 409 |
| Release | : 2012-02-16 |
| Genre | : History |
| ISBN | : 0521899664 |
Investigates Plato's account of the tripartite soul, looking at how the theory evolved over the Republic, Phaedrus and Timaeus.
| Author | : Brad Inwood |
| Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
| Total Pages | : 275 |
| Release | : 2020-06-11 |
| Genre | : Philosophy |
| ISBN | : 1108624111 |
Philosophers and doctors from the period immediately after Aristotle down to the second century CE were particularly focussed on the close relationships of soul and body; such relationships are particularly intimate when the soul is understood to be a material entity, as it was by Epicureans and Stoics; but even Aristotelians and Platonists shared the conviction that body and soul interact in ways that affect the well-being of the living human being. These philosophers were interested in the nature of the soul, its structure, and its powers. They were also interested in the place of the soul within a general account of the world. This leads to important questions about the proper methods by which we should investigate the nature of the soul and the appropriate relationships among natural philosophy, medicine, and psychology. This volume, part of the Symposium Hellenisticum series, features ten scholars addressing different aspects of this topic.
| Author | : Dominic J. O'Meara |
| Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
| Total Pages | : 171 |
| Release | : 2017-10-05 |
| Genre | : History |
| ISBN | : 1107183278 |
This book relates Plato's cosmology to his political philosophy by means of new interpretations of his Timaeus, Statesman, and Laws.
| Author | : Coleen P. Zoller |
| Publisher | : State University of New York Press |
| Total Pages | : 270 |
| Release | : 2018-07-11 |
| Genre | : Philosophy |
| ISBN | : 1438470835 |
For centuries, it has been the prevailing view that in prioritizing the soul, Plato ignores or even abhors the body; however, in Plato and the Body Coleen P. Zoller argues that Plato does value the body and the role it plays in philosophical life, focusing on Plato's use of Socrates as an exemplar. Zoller reveals a more refined conception of the ascetic lifestyle epitomized by Socrates in Plato's Phaedo, Symposium, Phaedrus, Gorgias, and Republic. Her interpretation illuminates why those who want to be wise and good have reason to be curious about and love the natural world and the bodies in it, and has implications for how we understand Plato's metaphysical and political commitments. This book shows the relevance of this broader understanding of Plato for work on a variety of relevant contemporary issues, including sexual morality, poverty, wealth inequality, and peace.
| Author | : Andrea Nightingale |
| Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
| Total Pages | : 309 |
| Release | : 2021-05-06 |
| Genre | : History |
| ISBN | : 1108837301 |
Challenges the idea that Plato is a secular thinker, exploring the interaction of philosophy and Greek religion in the dialogues.
| Author | : Francesco Pelosi |
| Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
| Total Pages | : 238 |
| Release | : 2010-10-28 |
| Genre | : Philosophy |
| ISBN | : 9780521760454 |
Plato's reflection on the relationship between soul and body has attracted scholars' attention since antiquity. Less noted, but worth careful consideration, is Plato's thought on music and its effects on human beings. Discovering and emphasising the philosophical value of Plato's treatment of the musical phenomenon, this book analyses the soul-body problem from an innovative point of view. By investigating in detail how Plato conceives of the musical experience and its influence on intelligence, passions and perceptions, it brings to light the intersection of cognitive and emotional functions in Plato's philosophy of mind.
| Author | : Andrew Payne |
| Publisher | : Oxford University Press |
| Total Pages | : 249 |
| Release | : 2017-10-06 |
| Genre | : Philosophy |
| ISBN | : 019252397X |
In many discussions of ancient philosophy, teleology is acknowledged as an important theme. How do we act for a particular end or purpose? One common answer describes humans as acting with the intention of achieving a goal. A person selects particular actions with the thought that these actions will lead to that goal. Andrew Payne accepts that this is one good answer to our question but proposes that it is not the only one. In Plato's Republic, Socrates appeals to a different understanding of how humans act for the sake of ends as they live together in political communities and pursue knowledge. As they carry out activities that are necessary for human flourishing, their actions can produce unintended results that signal the full completion of human capacities. For example, performing the actions of a just individual can help promote the establishment of a just society as an unintended result. Such unintended results qualify as ends or purposes of human action. This volume fully explores this functional teleology of action in Plato's Republic.
