Plato’s Progeny: How Plato and Socrates Still Captivate the Modern Mind
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"Plato’s Progeny: How Plato and Socrates Still Captivate the Modern Mind" is a scholarly work by political theorist Melissa Lane that explores the enduring influence of Platonic and Socratic ideas on contemporary thought and culture.
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Target entity: Plato’s Progeny: How Plato and Socrates Still Captivate the Modern Mind Context triple: [Melissa Lane, hasWritten, Plato’s Progeny: How Plato and Socrates Still Captivate the Modern Mind]
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Renaissance Platonism
Renaissance Platonism was a revival and reinterpretation of Plato’s philosophy during the Renaissance, blending classical Platonic ideas with Christian theology, humanism, and contemporary artistic and intellectual culture.
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Plato's Theaetetus
Plato's Theaetetus is a Socratic dialogue that explores the nature of knowledge through a conversation between Socrates and the young mathematician Theaetetus.
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Socrates' Thinkery
Socrates' Thinkery is the fictional philosophical school and absurd intellectual workshop depicted in Aristophanes' comedy "The Clouds," where Socrates leads comically exaggerated sophistic and scientific inquiries.
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Plato's Charmides
Plato's "Charmides" is a Socratic dialogue that explores the nature of temperance (sophrosyne) through a philosophical conversation between Socrates and the young Charmides, with characters like Critobulus appearing in the discussion.
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Sokratische Denkwürdigkeiten
Sokratische Denkwürdigkeiten is a philosophical work by Johann Georg Hamann that reflects his critique of Enlightenment rationalism through Socratic-style reflections and aphorisms.
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Target entity: Plato’s Progeny: How Plato and Socrates Still Captivate the Modern Mind Target entity description: "Plato’s Progeny: How Plato and Socrates Still Captivate the Modern Mind" is a scholarly work by political theorist Melissa Lane that explores the enduring influence of Platonic and Socratic ideas on contemporary thought and culture.
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A.
Renaissance Platonism
Renaissance Platonism was a revival and reinterpretation of Plato’s philosophy during the Renaissance, blending classical Platonic ideas with Christian theology, humanism, and contemporary artistic and intellectual culture.
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B.
Plato's Theaetetus
Plato's Theaetetus is a Socratic dialogue that explores the nature of knowledge through a conversation between Socrates and the young mathematician Theaetetus.
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C.
Socrates' Thinkery
Socrates' Thinkery is the fictional philosophical school and absurd intellectual workshop depicted in Aristophanes' comedy "The Clouds," where Socrates leads comically exaggerated sophistic and scientific inquiries.
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D.
Plato's Charmides
Plato's "Charmides" is a Socratic dialogue that explores the nature of temperance (sophrosyne) through a philosophical conversation between Socrates and the young Charmides, with characters like Critobulus appearing in the discussion.
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E.
Sokratische Denkwürdigkeiten
Sokratische Denkwürdigkeiten is a philosophical work by Johann Georg Hamann that reflects his critique of Enlightenment rationalism through Socratic-style reflections and aphorisms.
- F. None of above. chosen
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book
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scholarly work ⓘ |
| academicDiscipline |
classics
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intellectual history ⓘ philosophy ⓘ political philosophy ⓘ |
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connect classical philosophical texts with contemporary debates
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show how Plato and Socrates continue to captivate the modern mind ⓘ |
| author | Melissa Lane ⓘ |
| examines |
appropriations of Plato by modern thinkers
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appropriations of Socrates by modern thinkers ⓘ ways Platonic ideas shape modern political theory ⓘ ways Socratic questioning informs modern critical thinking ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
enduring influence of Platonic ideas
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enduring influence of Socratic ideas ⓘ impact of classical philosophy on contemporary culture ⓘ reception of Plato in modern thought ⓘ reception of Socrates in modern thought ⓘ |
| genre |
intellectual history
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political theory ⓘ |
| hasPerspective | reception studies of ancient philosophy ⓘ |
| intendedAudience |
readers interested in classical reception
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scholars of political theory ⓘ students of philosophy ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
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Plato
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Platonic philosophy ⓘ Socrates ⓘ Socratic philosophy ⓘ history of political thought ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
writings about Socrates
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writings of Plato ⓘ |
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