Promoting a new kind of education: Greek and Roman philosophical protreptic

"Authors of Greek and Roman philosophical protreptics imitate a kind of exhortation initially associated with Socrates, creating a thread of typically protreptic intertextuality that classifies protreptic as a genre of philosophical literature. Tracing this intertextuality from the Socratic aut...

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Main Author: Markovich, Daniel (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Leiden ; Boston Brill [2022]
Series:International studies in the history of rhetoric volume 16
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Online Access:Inhaltsverzeichnis
Summary:"Authors of Greek and Roman philosophical protreptics imitate a kind of exhortation initially associated with Socrates, creating a thread of typically protreptic intertextuality that classifies protreptic as a genre of philosophical literature. Tracing this intertextuality from the Socratic authors to Boethius, the book shows how Greek and Roman protreptics define philosophy as a revisionary form of education, articulate the ultimate goals of this education, and associate their authors and audiences with philosophy as a new discursive practice and a new way of living. These texts constitute the first chapter in the history of educational revision and thus offer thoughts that continue to inform every debate on educational goals"
Physical Description:XV, 328 Seiten
ISBN:9789004467231

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