Genres in Dialogue: Plato and the Construct of Philosophy

In this very original study, the author investigates how Plato invented the discipline of philosophy. In order to define and legitimize philosophy, Dr. Nightingale maintains, Plato had to match it against genres of discourse that had authority and currency in democratic Athens. By incorporating traditional genres of poetry and rhetoric into his dialogues, Plato marks the boundaries of philosophy as a discursive and as a social practice.

Author: Andrea Wilson Nightingale
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 05/08/2000
Pages: 238
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.72lbs
Size: 8.95h x 6.03w x 0.53d
ISBN: 9780521774338

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