Reason, Rhetoric, And The Philosophical Life In Plato's Phaedrus - 9781498562782

In a novel interpretation of Plato's Phaedrus, Tiago Lier argues that Socrates' defense of rhetoric stems from a tension between the desires that motivate speech and the limited power of speech to realize those desires. This tension culminates in a philosophical ethic that Socrates and Plato cultivate through their respective forms of rhetoric.

• | Author: Tiago Lier
• | Publisher: Lexington Books
• | Publication Date: Jun 28, 2019
• | Number of Pages: 272 pages
• | Language: English
• | Binding: Hardcover
• | ISBN-10: 1498562787
• | ISBN-13: 9781498562782