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Dialectic of eros and myth of the soul in Plato's Phaedrus [PDF]

, 2010
In this paper, I question a widespread reading of a passage in the last part of the Phaedrus dealing with the science of dialectic. According to this reading, the passage announces a new method peculiar to the later Plato aiming at defining natural kinds.
Larsen, Jens Kristian
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Carving cognition and language at their joints

Filosofia Unisinos, 2021
Echoing Socrates’ remarks to Phaedrus — namely, that it is by “perceiving and bringing together in one idea the scattered particulars, that one may make clear by definition the particular thing which he wishes to explain”, and that we shall divide ...
César Fernando Meurer, Raquel Krempel
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Farmacologia e Filosofia da Tecnologia: A contribuição do diálogo Fedro de Platão

O Que Nos Faz Pensar, 2023
Plato's Phaedrus is recognized as the paradigmatic model for the critique of technology. The dialogue denounces the harmful effects of writing, particularly its role in promoting forgetfulness, corrupting the construction of knowledge, and creating a ...
Carlos Eduardo Aguiar
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Theuth versus Thamus: the esoteric Plato revisited [PDF]

, 2013
The distinction between esoteric and exoteric readings of Plato will be revisited in this article with respect to two esoteric approaches: the German Tübingen School and the American Straussians (i.e., those interpreters who have been inspired by the ...
Staehler, Tanja
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Unwritten Doctrine of Pythagoras in Hermias of Alexandria

Peitho, 2022
In Hermias’ commentary on Phaedrus (In Platonis Phaedrum Scholia), it is possible to identify several direct references to the philosophers and pre-Socratic doctrines, including Pythagoras.
Rogério G. De Campos
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How rude can Socrates be? A note on Phaedrus 228a5-b6

Revista de Filosofia Antiga, 2015
In Phaedrus 228a5-6, Socrates recollects what Phaedrus has just said about his meeting with Lysias. In this passage, 228b5 εἰ μὴ πάνυ τι ἦν μακρός is traditionally read as an independent sentence, saying that Phaedrus is able to learn by heart a ...
Marco Zingano
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Self-Knowledge, Eros and Recollection in Plato's "Phaedrus"

Plato, 2022
At the beginning of the Phaedrus, Socrates distinguishes between two kinds of people: those who are more complex, violent and hybristic than the monster Typhon, and those who are simpler, calmer and tamer (230a). I argue that there are also two distinct
Athanasia Giasoumi
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Learning About Something Means Becoming Wiser: The Platonic Dialogue as a Paradigmatic Model for Writing Center Practice [PDF]

, 2017
As our discipline’s scholars, we must recognize that ours is a history “that is best recognized as an always incomplete narrative” and continue to delve into the past as we seek to inform our future (Lerner 25).
Raign, Kathryn
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Grand Allusions: Vergil In Phaedrus [PDF]

, 2016
This article focuses on two allusions to Vergil in the opening of the third book of Phaedrus’ Aesopic fables (3.Prol.) and suggests that Vergilian poetry plays a surprisingly central role in Phaedrus’ reflections on the nature and purpose of his poetic ...
Lefkowitz, Jeremy B.
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Michael Psellos’ ‘Arrangement’ of Hermias’ Commentary on Plato’s Phaedrus

Peitho, 2010
The Byzantine philosopher Michael Psellos (11th century) wrote a brief treatise entitled An Explanation of the Drive of the Soul Chariot and the Army of Gods According to Plato in the Phaedrus.
Georges Arabatzis
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