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Pharmakon: Plato, Drug Culture, and Identity in Ancient Athens Michael A. Rinella
Pharmakon: Plato, Drug Culture, and Identity in Ancient Athens
Michael A. Rinella
Pharmakon traces the emergence of an ethical discourse in ancient Greece, one centered on states of psychological ecstasy. In the dialogues of Plato, philosophy is itself characterized as a pharmakon, one superior to a large number of rival occupations, each of which laid claim to their powers being derived from, connected with, or likened to, a ph
358 pages
| Media | Books Hardcover Book (Book with hard spine and cover) |
| Released | June 5, 2010 |
| ISBN13 | 9780739146866 |
| Publishers | Lexington Books |
| Pages | 358 |
| Dimensions | 164 × 239 × 27 mm · 703 g |
| Language | English |