Spectacles of Truth in Classical Greek Philosophy: Theoria in Its Cultural Context

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Author: Andrea Wilson Nightingale

ISBN-10: 0521838258

ISBN-13: 9780521838252

Category: Ancient & Medieval Philosophy

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This examines the invention of 'theoretical philosophy' in fourth-century Greece (BCE)

1Theoria as a cultural practice402Inventing philosophic theoria723The fable of philosophy in Plato's Republic944Theorizing the beautiful body : from Plato to Philip of Opus1395"Useless" knowledge : Aristotle's rethinking of theoria187Epilogue : "broken knowledge"? : theoria and wonder253