Parmenides and To Eon : Reconsidering Muthos and Logos Hardback
by Dr Lisa Atwood Wilkinson
Part of the Continuum Studies in Ancient Philosophy series
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This is an important new study offering a new historical and philosophical insight Parmenides in light of the oral tradition of ancient Greece. "Parmenides and To Eon" offers a new historical and philosophical reading of Parmenides of Elea by exploring the significance and dynamics of the oral tradition of ancient Greece.
The book disentangles our theories of language from what evidence suggests is an archaic Greek experience of speech.
With this in mind, the author reconsiders Parmenides' poem, arguing that the way we divide up his text is inconsistent with the oral tradition Parmenides inherits.
Wilkinson proposes that, although Parmenides may have composed his poem in writing, it is probable that the poem was orally performed rather than silently read.
This book explores the aural and oral components of the poem and its performance in terms of their significance to Parmenides' philosophy.
Wilkinson's approach yields an interpretative strategy that permits us to engage with the ancient Greeks in terms closer to their own without, however, forgetting the historical distance that separates us or sacrificing our own philosophical concerns.
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- Format:Hardback
- Pages:168 pages
- Publisher:Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Publication Date:09/06/2009
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- ISBN:9781847062451
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Out of stock
- Format:Hardback
- Pages:168 pages
- Publisher:Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Publication Date:09/06/2009
- Category:
- ISBN:9781847062451
