The Madness of Philosophy: On Enthusiasm and Irony in Plato
Plato’s definition of philosophy as a mania (in Phaedrus) in the first place distances philosophy from prudence of the so called common sense and places it between the enthusiastic madness of poets and clairvoyants on the one hand, and ironic concealment on the other, which in this very madness prov...
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| Language: | English |
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Society for the Advancement of Philosophy
2003-12-01
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| Series: | Prolegomena |
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| Online Access: | http://www.hrstud.hr/prolegomena/Pro-2003-2/Pro-2003-2-Clanci-Komel.pdf |