Images of love and politics : Plato 's conscious manipulation of myths
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Authors
Strijdom, Johan M.
Issue Date
2004
Type
Article
Language
en
Keywords
Image , Love and politics , Myths
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Abstract
This paper offers a comparative analysis of the ways in which Plato used
mythical language in order to convey his views on love and politics. For
politics, the myth of the metals in the Republic and of Atlantis in the
Timaeus/Critias will be analysed. For love, the function of myths in the
Symposium and Phaedrus will be compared and contrasted. The emphasis
will be on the self-conscious and subtle ways in which Plato manipulated
imaginative constructs in order to serve his philosophical views.
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Citation
Strijdom, J.M. 2004,'Images of love and politics : Plato 's conscious manipulation of myths', Phronimon: Journal of the SA Society for Greek Philosophy and the Humanities, vol. 5, no. 1, pp. 1-12.