Images of love and politics: plato's conscious manipulation of myths

Strijdom, Johan (Johannes Matthys); South African Society for Greek Philosophy and the Humanities

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dc.contributor.author	Strijdom, Johan (Johannes Matthys)
dc.contributor.author	South African Society for Greek Philosophy and the Humanities
dc.date.accessioned	2009-10-22T06:39:56Z
dc.date.available	2009-10-22T06:39:56Z
dc.date.issued	2004
dc.description	Appears in Phronimon, Volume 5 Number 1(2004)	en
dc.description.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.	en
dc.description.uri	http://explore.up.ac.za/record=b1411260	en
dc.format.extent	12 Pages	en
dc.identifier.citation	Strijdom, J 2004, 'Images of love and politics: plato's conscious manipulation of myths', Phronimon, vol. 5, no. 1, pp. 1-12.	en
dc.identifier.issn	1561-4018
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/2263/11533
dc.language.iso	en	en
dc.publisher	South African Society for Greek Philosophy and the Humanities	en
dc.rights	South African Society for Greek Philosophy and the Humanities	en
dc.subject	Images	en
dc.subject.lcsh	Love	en
dc.subject.lcsh	Plato -- Criticism and interpretation	en
dc.subject.lcsh	Manipulative behavior	en
dc.subject.lcsh	Mythology	en
dc.subject.lcsh	Political science -- Philosophy	en
dc.title	Images of love and politics: plato's conscious manipulation of myths	en
dc.type	Article	en