Plato, Technē, and Philosophy as a Profession
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| Management number | 231828727 | Release Date | 2026/06/18 | List Price | US$16.56 | Model Number | 231828727 | ||
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Who has a legitimate claim to wisdom? Emily Hulme argues that Plato's response to this question was shaped by the concept of technē (art, craft, expertise, profession) and that he developed the notion of philosophy as a genuine profession in the dialogues against the rival claims of practices like sophistry The first part of the book concerns technē in general, drawing on literary, epigraphic, and art historical evidence to discuss this concept in Greek thought and culture and explaining the position of this term in Plato's epistemological vocabulary. The second part offers close readings of a handful of key dialogues: philosophy defined against sophistry in Euthydemus, Hippias Minor, Protagoras, and Gorgias; the profession of philosopher-rulers in the Republic; and philosophy versus politics in the Sophist and Statesman Read more
| ISBN10 | 1009724266 |
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| ISBN13 | 978-1009724265 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
| Item Weight | 10.5 ounces |
| Print length | 256 pages |
| Publication date | August 31, 2026 |
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Ancient Greek & Roman
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