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Zusatztext ... a well-argued, intellectually challenging, and edifying work that is accessible to a wide range of readers. The fresh light that it shines upon the professional location of physicians within Laws' Magnesia is a particularly valuable contribution, made all the more so by Levin's arguments about how Plato eventually arrived at that point. Of no less importance, though, is Levin's demonstration of how the works of Plato -- and ancient thought more broadly -- can provide useful insights for exploring contemporary philosophical issues in productive ways. It is my opinion that Levin has achieved this here, and I look forward to seeing further discussion that the book promotes. Informationen zum Autor Susan B. Levin is Professor of Philosophy at Smith College. She has previously published The Ancient Quarrel between Philosophy and Poetry Revisited: Plato and the Greek Literary Tradition (OUP, 2001) and numerous articles. Klappentext Susan B. Levin argues that Plato's engagement with medicine is richer than previously recognized and that he views it as an important rival for authority on nature and flourishing. Levin shows further that Plato's work, particularly the Laws, holds significant promise for bioethics that has so far been nearly untapped. Zusammenfassung Susan B. Levin argues that Plato's engagement with medicine is richer than previously recognized and that he views it as an important rival for authority on nature and flourishing. Levin shows further that Plato's work, particularly the Laws, holds significant promise for bioethics that has so far been nearly untapped. TERMS ; INTRODUCTION ; CHAPTER 1: THE GORGIAS' INNOVATIVE LENS ON HUMAN EXISTENCE ; 1. INTRODUCTION ; 2. TECHNAI V. EMPEIRIAI: THE GORGIAS' ACCOUNT OF WHAT IS AND IS NOT WORTH DOING ; 3. THE GORGIAS' SOUL-BODY DIVISION ; 4. GOODS SET APART FROM THE GOOD ; 5. HEDONISM AND ANTITHETICAL WAYS OF LIFE ; 6. ORDER AS THE KEY TO VIRTUE AND THE GOOD ; 7. THE GORGIAS ON PUNISHMENT ; 8. GORGIAS 517D-518A AND THE DIALOGUE'S FINAL HIERARCHY OF HUMAN ENDEAVORS ; 9. THE GORGIAS' PREEMINENT TECHNE OF POLITICS ; CHAPTER 2: MEDICINE IN THE GORGIAS: A COLLISION COURSE WITH PHILOSOPHY IS SET ; 1. INTRODUCTION ; 2. MEDICINE'S ROLE AS AID AND SUPPORT TO THE GORGIAS' CASTIGATION OF RHETORIC ; 3. TAKING STOCK OF THE GORGIAS' PARALLELS AND DEBTS TO MEDICAL WRITINGS ; 4. THE ROOTS OF WHAT WILL BECOME PLATO'S HEAD-ON RIVALRY WITH MEDICINE ; 4.1 MEDICINE ON THE HIGHEST GOOD AND THE BIG THREE EPITHUMIAI ; 4.2 PAIN ; 4.3 SOUL ; 4.4 MICROCOSMIC HUBRIS ; 5. LOOKING AHEAD ; CHAPTER 3: ERYXIMACHUS' TALE: THE SYMPOSIUM'S CHALLENGE TO MEDICINE'S PREEMINENCE ; 1. INTRODUCTION ; 2. ERYXIMACHUS AS EMCEE? ; 3. MACROCOSMIC OCCUPATIONS: THE LOGOS OF ERYXIMACHUS AND ITS HIPPOCRATIC BACKDROP ; 4. ERYXIMACHUS' APPROPRIATION AND CRITIQUE OF HERACLITUS AND ANAXIMANDER ; 5. DESIRE, SELF-INDULGENCE, AND SELF-CONTROL: ERYXIMACHUS AND ARETE ; 6. THE FIELD OF TECHNAI: ERYXIMACHUS' LOOSE CONSTRUCTION ; 7. CONCLUDING THOUGHTS: ERYXIMACHUS' AND OUR OWN ; CHAPTER 4: JUSTICE AND THE GOOD IN KALLIPOLIS: MEDICINE'S EJECTION FROM THE RANKS OF TECHNAI ; 1. INTRODUCTION ; 2. THE HIPPOCRATIC BACKDROP ; 2.1 TREATMENTS ; 2.2 CONDITIONS ; 2.3 NON-DISEASE IMPAIRMENTS ; 3. THE REPUBLIC'S ACCOUNT OF MEDICAL PRACTICE ; 4. PHILOSOPHERS, THE BIG THREE, AND THE SOUL-BODY TIE ; 5. INFALLIBLE PHILOSOPHERS AND THE GOOD ; 6. MEDICINE A TECHNE NO MORE ; 7. THE REPUBLIC'S HIERARCHY OF HUMAN ENDEAVORS AND MEDICINE'S DISTINCTIVENESS ; 8. A BRIEF LOOK AHEAD ; CHAPTER 5: APPROACHING THE LAWS BY WAY OF THE STATESMAN ; 1. INTRODUCTION ; 2. HUMAN CAPACITY IN THE STATESMAN AND REPUBLIC COMPARED ; 3. THE STATESMAN ON HUMAN ENDEAVORS ; 4. MEDICINE IN THE STATESMAN AND ITS SOCIOPOLITICAL MILIEU ; 5. THE LAWS ON PHUSIS AND (IN)FALLIBILITY: THE LAWS AND REPUBLIC CONTRASTED ; 6. THE TOUCHSTONE OF MAGNESIA'S QUEST FOR UNITY ; 7. MAINTAINING MAGNESIA: THE NOCTURNAL COUNCIL AS PHILOSOPHER-RULER...
