Plato and Theodoret: the Christian appropriation of Platonic philosophy and the Hellenic intellectual resistance

"In late antiquity Plato's philosophy became a battlefield between the competing discourses and rival intellectual paradigms represented by Hellenism and Christianity. Focusing on Theodoret of Cyrrhus' Graecarum Affectionum Curatio, Dr Siniossoglou examines the philosophical, rhetoric...

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Main Author: Siniosoglu, Nikētas 1976- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Cambridge [u.a.] Cambridge Univ. Press 2008
Edition:1. publ.
Series:Cambridge classical studies
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Online Access:Inhaltsverzeichnis
Summary:"In late antiquity Plato's philosophy became a battlefield between the competing discourses and rival intellectual paradigms represented by Hellenism and Christianity. Focusing on Theodoret of Cyrrhus' Graecarum Affectionum Curatio, Dr Siniossoglou examines the philosophical, rhetorical and political dimensions of the Neoplatonic-Christian conflict of interpretations over Plato. He shows that the apologist's aim was to procure a radical shift in Hellenic intellectual identity through the appropriation of Platonic concepts and terminology. The apologetical strategies of appropriation are confronted with the perspective of the intended audience, the Hellenic elite, by means of comparative discourse analysis."--BOOK JACKET.
Item Description:Includes bibliographical references (p. 245-258) and index
Physical Description:XI, 267 S. 23 cm
ISBN:9780521880732

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