Research Catalog

Title

The politics of Socratic humor / John Lombardini.

Author

Lombardini, John, 1980-

Publication

Oakland, California : University of California Press, [2018]

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Details

Description

ix, 284 pages; 24 cm.

Summary

"Was Socrates an ironist? Did he mock his interlocutors, and in doing so, show disdain for both them and the institutions of Athenian democracy? These questions were debated with great seriousness by generations of ancient Greek writers and helped to define a primary strand of the western tradition of political thought. Reconstructing these debates, The Politics of Socratic Humor compares the very different interpretations of Socrates developed by his followers--such diverse thinkers as Plato, Aristotle, Xenophon, Aristophanes, and the Hellenistic Philosophers--to explore the deep ethical and political dimensions of Socratic humor, and its implications for civic identity, democratic speech, and political cooperation. Irony has long been seen as one of Socrates' most characteristic features, but as Lombardini shows, irony is only one part of a much larger toolkit of Socratic humor, the broader intellectual context of which must be better understood if we are to appropriate Socratic thought for our own modern ends."--Provided by publisher.

Series Statement

The Joan Palevsky imprint in classical literature

Uniform Title

Joan Palevsky imprint in classical literature.

Subject

• Socrates
• Greek wit and humor > Political aspects
• Irony > Political aspects
• Greek wit and humor > Philosophy

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (pages 191-272) and index.

Contents

Introduction -- Aristophanes and Socratic mockery -- Plato and Socratic Eirōneia -- Xenophon, Socratic mockery, and Socratic irony -- Aristotle, Eutrapelia, and Socratic Eirōneia -- Socratic humor in the Hellenistic period -- Conclusion.

Call Number

JFE 18-9691

ISBN

• 9780520291034
• 0520291034

LCCN

• 2018011950
• 40028527891

OCLC

1029479045

Author

Lombardini, John, 1980- author.

Title

The politics of Socratic humor / John Lombardini.

Publisher

Oakland, California : University of California Press, [2018]

Type of Content

text

Type of Medium

unmediated

Type of Carrier

volume

Series

The Joan Palevsky imprint in classical literature

Joan Palevsky imprint in classical literature.

Bibliography

Includes bibliographical references (pages 191-272) and index.

Other Form:

Online version: Lombardini, John, 1980- Politics of Socratic humor. Oakland, California : University of California Press, [2018] 9780520964914 (DLC) 2018016651

Other Standard Identifier

40028527891

Research Call Number

JFE 18-9691