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Plato's Phaedo: Tragedy, Philosophy, And Backstabbing, Melody Wilson
Plato's Phaedo: Tragedy, Philosophy, And Backstabbing, Melody Wilson
Anthós Journal (1990-1996)
Plato’s Phaedo, the final dialogue of the trilogy dealing with Socrates’ trial and death, show the extent to which Plato idealized and idolized Socrates. This paper asks the question, who exactly was Plato’s Socrates? It traces these themes of idealization and idolization throughout the Phaedo and suggests that, perhaps, Plato’s over-emphasis of these led to the less-than-stellar reception of the Phaedo during its time. In addition to this tracing of the above themes, the paper discusses the importance of the real-life characters that Plato leaves out of the Phaedo, again suggesting that this leads to a kind of idealization of …
Formal Analysis Of Plato's Gorgias, Karen M. Burton
Formal Analysis Of Plato's Gorgias, Karen M. Burton
Anthós Journal (1990-1996)
Plato’s Gorgias is set up, from the beginning, to have an atmosphere of agon. The Socratic persona presented in the Gorgias is unlike any of the dialogues. Socrates is conceited, contradictory, and undefined in his language. In the end, the underlying dramatic elements of agon play themselves out as Socrates undermines his own conclusion to prove the flaws in rhetoric. Teasing out the language forms and other structural concerns show the layers of meaning embedded within the Gorgias.
Explication: The Cratylus, Joseph S. Gray
Explication: The Cratylus, Joseph S. Gray
Anthós Journal (1990-1996)
Plato’s Cratylus is a dialogue on language involving Cratylus, Hermogenes, and Socrates. The issue at hand involves the correctness and truth in names and whether modification of names changes their meaning. This paper reflects on how the Cratylus presents Socrates’s argument and then goes on to suggest that Plato’s description of Socrates’s use of myth suggests that he was subtly pointing out the human-like quality of gods and the godlike qualities of man. For Plato all of this is framed and informed by the discussion of truth in naming.
The Use Of A Predecessor In Boethius' On The Consolation Of Philosophy, Mark Arvieux
The Use Of A Predecessor In Boethius' On The Consolation Of Philosophy, Mark Arvieux
Anthós Journal (1990-1996)
By interrogating the idea of a predecessor in Boethius’s On the Consolation of Philosophy, this paper investigates the underlying concepts present in the work. It suggests that there is a shift throughout the Consolation from Stoic thought to Neo-Platonists thought and that this shows the effect a predecessor, or a preceding tradition, can have on the creation of philosophical works. In the end it suggests that no literature is independent of its environment and history, but is rather a reflection of it.
Shameless Shame: St. Augustine's Confessions, Regina Eastman
Shameless Shame: St. Augustine's Confessions, Regina Eastman
Anthós Journal (1990-1996)
his paper suggests that the “Shameless Shame” of Augustine’s manipulatory language and rhetoric in the Confessions serves the distinct purpose of converting the reader to Catholicism. By tracing the way in which St. Augustine uses diverse literary forms to appeal to his readers and guide their path. This paper suggests that there is a particular reason for the rise of Catholicism, and it’s not just faith. Augustine’s use of language that could appeal to multiple strata of society allowed each to take their path to conversion, but ultimately conversion comes to be seen as a social act. One imbued with …