Plato’s Myths by Catalin Partenie (PDF)

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In archaic societies myths were believed to tell true stories – stories about the ultimate origin of reality. For us, on the contrary, the term ‘myth’ denotes a false belief. Between the archaic notion of myth and ours stands Plato’s. This volume is a collection of ten studies by eminent scholars that focus on the ways in which some of Plato’s most famous myths are interwoven with his philosophy. The myths discussed include the eschatological myths of the Gorgias, the Phaedo, the Republic and Laws 10, the central myths of the Phaedrus and the Statesman, and the so-called myth of the Noble Lie from the Republic. The mythical character of the Timaeus cosmology is also amply discussed. The volume also contains seventeen rare Renaissance illustrations of Platonic myths. The contributors argue that in Plato myth and philosophy are tightly bound together, despite Plato’s occasional claim that they are opposed modes of discourse.

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Editorial Reviews: Review “Anyone with a philosophical interest in Plato’s myths will find Partenie’s collection rewarding, and it is necessary reading for those interested in publishing on the topic. All of the articles are of high-quality, and many of them are truly excellent. The book itself is attractive and well-edited.” BMCR”… illuminating … an informative study in art history.” Polis Book Description A collection of essays by eminent philosophers examining the ways in which Plato’s most famous myths are interwoven with his philosophy.

Reviews from Amazon users which were colected at the time this book was published on the website:

⭐I fully agree with the earlier reviewer that there are “no duds” in this collection of 10 essays. It is a wonderful source for thoughtful researchers into Renaissance mythologizing from Plato’s dialogues. My own interest is in how this pertains, however indirectly, to Shakespeare’s poetry. It would be interesting to do a full-length study of to what degree the Bard drew directly from Plato vs. from less ancient sources, such as Ovid, for some of his mythologies. (BEORNsHall AT earthlink.net)

⭐This is set of ten essays considers the various strategies, contexts, contents and receptions of the myths within Plato’ dialogues. The essays are spread widely by various methods of analysis and argumentative structure. With no dud in the whole bunch, my favorites were the essays by Ferrari (I’m partial to his literate framework), Burnyeat (his method of ‘verbum in loco’ analysis is both conservative and brilliant, analytical and authentic) and McGrath, who’s closing ‘history’ of visual representations of the myths in Renaissance artwork and iconography clearly took a great deal of research and diligent care to assemble.

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