دورية أكاديمية
Perspectivism and the philosophical rhetoric of the dialogue form
| العنوان: | Perspectivism and the philosophical rhetoric of the dialogue form |
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| المؤلفون: | McCoy, Marina |
| المصدر: | Plato Journal; Vol. 16 (2016): Plato Journal #16; 49-57 ; 2183-4105 ; 2079-7567 ; 10.14195/2183-4105_16 |
| بيانات النشر: | Imprensa da Universidade de Coimbra |
| سنة النشر: | 2017 |
| المجموعة: | IMPACTVM (Coimbra University Press Journals) |
| مصطلحات موضوعية: | Plato, dialogue, rhetoric, mimesis, irony, self-knowledge, perspectivism, image |
| الوصف: | In this paper, I support the perspectivist reading of the Platonic dialogues. The dialogues assert an objective truth toward which we are meant to strive, and yet acknowledge that we as seekers of this truth are always partial in what we grasp of its nature. They are written in a way to encourage the development of philosophical practice in their readers, where “philosophical” means not only having an epistemic state in between the total possession of truth and its absence, but also growing in selfknowledge as being that kind of a being. I take up three particular qualities of the dialogue: they are multilayered, multivocal, and mimetic. Devices such as Platonic irony, multiple characters’ voices, and a reformulated notion of mimesis that encourages the development of rationality and autonomy are central to Platonic rhetoric and philosophy. ; In this paper, I support the perspectivist reading of the Platonic dialogues. The dialogues assert an objective truth toward which we are meant to strive, and yet acknowledge that we as seekers of this truth are always partial in what we grasp of its nature. They are written in a way to encourage the development of philosophical practice in their readers, where “philosophical” means not only having an epistemic state in between the total possession of truth and its absence, but also growing in selfknowledge as being that kind of a being. I take up three particular qualities of the dialogue: they are multilayered, multivocal, and mimetic. Devices such as Platonic irony, multiple characters’ voices, and a reformulated notion of mimesis that encourages the development of rationality and autonomy are central to Platonic rhetoric and philosophy. |
| نوع الوثيقة: | article in journal/newspaper |
| وصف الملف: | application/pdf |
| اللغة: | English |
| العلاقة: | https://impactum-journals.uc.pt/platojournal/article/view/2183-4105_16_5/3735Test; https://impactum-journals.uc.pt/platojournal/article/view/2183-4105_16_5Test |
| DOI: | 10.14195/2183-4105_16_5 |
| الإتاحة: | https://doi.org/10.14195/2183-4105_16_5Test https://doi.org/10.14195/2183-4105_16Test https://impactum-journals.uc.pt/platojournal/article/view/2183-4105_16_5Test |
| حقوق: | Copyright (c) 2017 PLATO JOURNAL: The Journal of the International Plato Society |
| رقم الانضمام: | edsbas.32940DE2 |
| قاعدة البيانات: | BASE |
| DOI: | 10.14195/2183-4105_16_5 |
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