Plato's Phaedo : Selected Papers From the Eleventh Symposium Platonicum

The enclosed Proceedings are a selection, by 41 of the Society's scholars, of the papers presented at the Eleventh Symposium Platonicum of the International Plato Society, held in Brasilia, Brazil, under the auspices of the University of Brasilia. The volume covers all major issues related to the interpretation of Plato's Phaedo and the reception of this central dialogue throughout Antiquity. Six main chapters examine different aspects concerning the dialogue, starting with its structure, moving on to topics of Myth, Emotion and Virtues. Special focus is laid on the Phaedois core issue: The soul and the images of afterlife and immortality. Chapter five the moves on to the manifestation of specific argumental structures. The book concludes with a focus on historiographical content, Socrates as depicted in the Phaedo. Cover Foreword Plato went South! 1. Phaedo’s Strucuture Phaedo — dramatic structure and philosophical content “To act and to be acted upon”: Interactionism in the Phaedo Il Fedone e la memoria dell’Apologia di Socrate: a proposito di una raffinata strategia letteraria Filosofia e narrazione. Il caso del Fedone Apology, Crito and Phaedo: Socrates’ tragic trilogy On The Translation and Meaning of Phaedo 74b7-9 2. Philosophy and Myth in the Phaedo Von der Höhle in den Himmel: Der Philosoph im Jenseitsmythos des Phaidon oder Sokrates im Glück Describir el Más Allá. Consideraciones sobre el mito del Fedón Back To The Cock: On Gratitude And Care La definición del verdadero filósofo en el Fedón o cómo construir una ortodoxia filosófica a partir de una heterodoxia religiosa Why the Minotaur is Misology Il canto del cigno di Socrate. Una celebrazione della morte? Socrate « Asclépios politique » dans le Phédon 3. Emotions, Pleasures and Philosophical Virtues How Plato Saved Pleasures for Philosophy Socrate e le lacrime dei philoi: emozioni e catarsi nel Fedone The Currency of Virtue: Phaedo 68c-69d The exchange of pleasures and pains in the Phaedo Egoism and Benevolence in the Phaedo Plato’s Phaedo on rational suicide Illusions of Pleasure There Should Be a Virtue for Everyone. Non-Philosophical Virtue in the Phaedo 4. Death and the Problem of Soul’s Survival « La mort, estimons-nous que c’est quelque chose ? » L’ âme et la Forme de la vie The soul and life – the soul and ratio. Augustine’s criticism of the final proof in Plato’s Phaedo Immortality and imperishability of the soul in the final argument of Plato’s Phaedo Immortality and eternity: Cebes’ remark at Phaedo 106d2-4 Metaphors of Body and Soul in the Phaedo – and Socrates’ Last Words The Phaedo’s final proof of immortality Deuteros Plous, the immortality of the soul and the ontological argument for the existence of God Fear of Death in Plato’s Phaedo (and Apology) 5. Knowledge, Reminiscence and the Forms Sufficient Reason in the Phaedo and its Presocratic antecedents Experiences without Self-Justification: the “Sticks and Stones” Argument in the Phaedo Socratic Iconography: Two Examples in the Phaedo Plato’s Scientific Manifesto Δοκεῖν, δόξα and εἰκός in the Phaedo Strategie esegetiche neoplatoniche: qual è lo skopos del Fedone? ¿Cuántos y quiénes “recuerdan”? El doble alcance de la reminiscencia en Fedón 72e-77a The Soul and Forms in Plato’s Phaedo Malaria, Causality and Plato’s Explanatory Framework Rombaut Qu’est-ce qui, dans la question de l’anonyme, a pu troubler Socrate (Phd. 103a4-c5) ? Argument from Similarity or Socrates’ Inspired Vision Part I? Sense Perception and Explanation in the Phaedo 6. Phaedo’s Socrates Itinerary and Portrait Father and Son: Apollo, Asclepius and the Socratic Birth of the Platonic dialogue Socrates’ Autobiography: An Epitome of Platonism The “young” historical Socrates in Phaedo 96a-99d: a re-examination of the controversial “autobiography” Una maschera per il dialogo: la caratterizzazione di Socrate nel Fedone L’ autorité d’Homère et de la tradition dans le Phédon La “prima navigazione” nel Fedone Bibliography Index Locorum Index Nominum Subject Index The enclosed Proceedings are a selection, by 41 of the Society's scholars, of the papers presented at the Eleventh Symposium Platonicum of the International Plato Society, held in Brasilia, Brazil, under the auspices of the University of Brasilia. The volume covers all major issues related to the interpretation of Plato's Phaedo and the reception of this central dialogue throughout Antiquity. Six main chapters examine different aspects concerning the dialogue, starting with its structure, moving on to topics of Myth, Emotion and Virtues. Special focus is laid on the Phaedoís core issue: The soul and the images of afterlife and immortality. Chapter five then moves on to the manifestation of specific argumental structures. The book concludes with a focus on historiographical content, Socrates as depicted in the Phaedo. Der Tagungsband enthält eine Auswahl von 41 Vorträgen, welche von den Wissenschaftlern der IPS am 11. Symposium Platonicum in Brasilien unter der Schirmherrschaft der University of Brasília gehalten wurden. Der Band behandelt alle wichtigen Fragen im Zusammenhang mit der Interpretation von Platons Phaidon und der Rezeption dieses zentralen Dialogs in der gesamten Antike. Edited By Gabriele Cornelli, Thomas Robinson And Francisco Bravo. Includes Bibliographical References (pages 353-378) And Index. In English, With Seven French, One German, Seven Italian And One Spanish Contribution.