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Alcibiades ΠΟΛΥΤΡΟΠΟΣ: Socratic Philosopher and Tragic Hero? [PDF]
Alcibiades and Socrates: oil and water, never to mix? Many previous scholars have thought so, finding Alcibiades of interest only as a failed philosophical exemplum, but this article suggests that, at least in the Symposium, Plato presents Alcibiades as
Laurel Fulkerson
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In Plato’s Symposium eros and paideia draw the fabric of dramatic and rhetorical speeches and, especially, the picture of the relation between Socrates and Alcibiades.
Gabriele Cornelli
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Speaking Truth to ‘Platonism’? Some Thoughts on Alcibiades and Erôs
This article reads Alcibiades’ speech in Plato’s Symposium in terms of the later Foucault’s examination of ‘parrhēsia’, or ‘frank spokenness’. It contends that, in part, Alcibiades’ stress on the sheer particularity and individuality of erotic attraction—
Ian Leask
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Socrates on virtue and selfknowledge in Alcibiades I and Aeschines' Alcibiades [PDF]
The paper focuses on the concepts of virtue and self-knowledge in Alcibiades I and Aeschines’ Alcibiades, which are marked by striking similarities in the way they discuss these themes and their interconnection. First of all, in both dialogues the notions of ἀμαθία and ἀρετή seem to be connected and both are bound up with the issue of εὐδαιμονία ...
Pentassuglio, Francesca
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Platonic allusion in Plutarch's Alcibiades 4-7
Plutarch deals with Socrates' relationship with Alcibiades in chs. 4-7 of his Life. He draws heavily here on two Platonic works, the First Alcibiades and the Symposium, but engagement with the Platonic texts is denser and more profound in Alcibiades than
Duff, Timothy
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Association of apolipoprotein E variants on Alzheimer's disease in Latin America: A systematic review and meta-analysis. [PDF]
Abstract The apolipoprotein E (APOE) ε4 allele represents the strongest genetic risk factor for Alzheimer's disease (AD), but its role in genetically diverse Latin American and Caribbean (LAC) populations is underexplored. We conducted a meta‐analysis of 35 studies from 11 LAC countries, encompassing 3206 patients with AD and 5515 controls.
Orellana P +19 more
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Porfiry Petrovich as Socrates in the Plot of Crime and Punishment [PDF]
The important role of dialogism in Dostoevsky’s work makes it possible to turn to the philosophy of Plato, another recognized master of philosophical dialogue, for the analysis of his characters.
Nina S. Ishchenko
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Richard F. Moorton, Jr
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Single and multiple pathogen associations with cognitive impairment in the Panama Aging Research Initiative Study [PDF]
Abstract Background The prevalence of Alzheimer's disease (AD) in developing countries is expected to rise as a result of increases in life expectancy and the ageing of the population (1). Accumulating evidence implicates pathogens as triggers of inflammation and development of cognitive impairment and neurodegenerative disorders, including AD (2‐4 ...
Rangel G +8 more
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THE ROLE OF COGNITIVE RESERVE IN NEUROINFLAMMATION IN A PANAMANIAN SAMPLE [PDF]
Abstract Background Neurodegeneration is linked to cerebrovascular diseases (CVDs) that can impair daily functioning and accelerate cognitive decline in older adults. Blood‐based biomarkers reflect neuroinflammation and cerebrovascular pathology. While many individuals with CVDs experience lasting disabilities, cognitive reserve (CR)—strengthened by ...
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