书名: Spectacles of Truth in Classical Greek Philosophy: Theoria in its Cultural Context
作者: Andrea Wilson Nightingale (Author)
出版社: Cambridge University Press (September 13, 2004)
语言: English
ISBN-10: 0521838258
ISBN-13: 978-0521838252
Book Description
Fourth-century BC Athens saw a transformation in the conception of wisdom. From being viewed as an activity performed in practical and political contexts, it came to be conceived in terms of theoria, or the wise man as a 'spectator' of truth. This book examines how philosophers during this period articulated and defended this new conception of knowledge and how cultural conditions influenced and illuminate this development. It provides an original and interdisciplinary study of the attempts to conceptualise 'theoretical' activity during this foundational period in the history of Western philosophy.
Review
"...The book is well written, original, thorough, and interesting." -- CHOICE
"This lucid and engaging book contains much illuminating analysis of Platonic and Aristotelian theoria. It is a delight to read a scholar of such breadth as Nightingale ranging over texts that so often seem the prerogative of analytic commentators...the book is on the whole a success." -- Clare College, PHOENIX
"Andrea Wilson Nightingale has offered us a richly thought-provoking study...[Spectacles of Truth in Classical Greek Philosophy] is often incisive in thought and interpretation, creative in scholarship and bold in its attempt to clear the historical path to some fundamental questions about the practice of philosophy." -- Mark Shiffman, Department of Humanities, Villanova University, Ancient Philosophy
About the Author
Andrea Wilson Nightingale is an Associate Professor of Classics and Comparative Literature at Stanford University. She is the author of Genres in Dialogue: Plato and the Construct of Philosophy (HB 052148264X; PB 0521 774330), and has written numerous essays on Greek philosophy and culture. She is a recent recipient of Guggenheim and ACLS Fellowships.
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作者: Andrea Wilson Nightingale (Author)
出版社: Cambridge University Press (September 13, 2004)
语言: English
ISBN-10: 0521838258
ISBN-13: 978-0521838252
Book Description
Fourth-century BC Athens saw a transformation in the conception of wisdom. From being viewed as an activity performed in practical and political contexts, it came to be conceived in terms of theoria, or the wise man as a 'spectator' of truth. This book examines how philosophers during this period articulated and defended this new conception of knowledge and how cultural conditions influenced and illuminate this development. It provides an original and interdisciplinary study of the attempts to conceptualise 'theoretical' activity during this foundational period in the history of Western philosophy.
Review
"...The book is well written, original, thorough, and interesting." -- CHOICE
"This lucid and engaging book contains much illuminating analysis of Platonic and Aristotelian theoria. It is a delight to read a scholar of such breadth as Nightingale ranging over texts that so often seem the prerogative of analytic commentators...the book is on the whole a success." -- Clare College, PHOENIX
"Andrea Wilson Nightingale has offered us a richly thought-provoking study...[Spectacles of Truth in Classical Greek Philosophy] is often incisive in thought and interpretation, creative in scholarship and bold in its attempt to clear the historical path to some fundamental questions about the practice of philosophy." -- Mark Shiffman, Department of Humanities, Villanova University, Ancient Philosophy
About the Author
Andrea Wilson Nightingale is an Associate Professor of Classics and Comparative Literature at Stanford University. She is the author of Genres in Dialogue: Plato and the Construct of Philosophy (HB 052148264X; PB 0521 774330), and has written numerous essays on Greek philosophy and culture. She is a recent recipient of Guggenheim and ACLS Fellowships.
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