{"product_id":"9781350082496","title":"Philosophy as Drama Plato’s Thinking through Dialogue","description":"\u003ch1\u003ePhilosophy as Drama\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003ePlato’s Thinking through Dialogue\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eHallvard Fossheim | Vigdis Songe-Møller | Knut Ågotnes\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eLiterary Criticism \/ Ancient \u0026amp; Classical\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003ePlato's philosophical dialogues can be seen as his creation of a new genre.  Plato borrows from, as well as rejects, earlier and contemporary authors, and he is constantly in conversation with established genres, such as tragedy, comedy, lyric poetry, and rhetoric in a variety of ways. This intertextuality reinforces the relevance of material from other types of literary works, as well as a general knowledge of classical culture in Plato's time, and the political and moral environment that Plato addressed, when reading his dramatic dialogues.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe authors of \u003ci\u003ePhilosophy as Drama\u003c\/i\u003e show that any interpretation of these works must include the literary and narrative dimensions of each text, as much as serious the attention given to the progression of the argument in each piece. Each dialogue is read on its own merit, and critical comparisons of several dialogues explore the differences and likenesses between them on a dramatic as well as on a logical level. This collection of essays moves debates in Plato scholarship forward when it comes to understanding both particular aspects of Plato's dialogues and the approach itself. Containing 11 chapters of close readings of individual dialogues, with 2 chapters discussing specific themes running through them, such as music and sensuousness, pleasure, perception, and images, this book displays the range and diversity within Plato's corpus.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eHallvard Fossheim\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor in Ancient Philosophy, University of Bergen, Norway. He has published articles on Plato and Aristotle, as well as works on research ethics and virtue ethics.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eVigdis Songe-Møller\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor Emerita of Philosophy, University of Bergen, Norway. Her focus of research has been feminist interpretations of ancient Greek texts, especially by Hesiod, Anaximander, Parmenides, and Plato. She coordinated the international research project \u003ci\u003ePoetry and Philosophy: Poetical and Argumentative Elements of Plato's Philosophy\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eKnut Ågotnes\u003c\/b\u003e is Associate Professor Emeritus in the Department of Philosophy at the University of Bergen, Norway.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e22 August 2019\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBloomsbury Academic\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBloomsbury Academic\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9781350082496\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHardback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e264\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e19.2\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Academic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51332597448844,"sku":"9781350082496","price":144.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/getimage_03a548b2-02d1-4770-8659-1aa0ce44abd5.jpg?v=1783604352","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9781350082496","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}