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E-mail Message: I thought you might be interested in this item at http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/33104348 Title: Of art and wisdom : Plato's understanding of techne Author: David Roochnik Publisher: University Park, Pa. : Pennsylvania State University Press, ©1996. ISBN/ISSN: 0271015632 9780271015637 OCLC:33104348

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Of art and wisdom : Plato's understanding of techne

Author:	David Roochnik
Publisher:	University Park, Pa. : Pennsylvania State University Press, ©1996.
Edition/Format:	Book : State or province government publication : EnglishView all editions and formats
Summary:	The Greek word techne, typically translated as "art," but also as "craft," "skill," "expertise," "technical knowledge," and even "science," has been decisive in shaping our "technological" culture. Here David Roochnik comprehensively analyzes Plato's treatment of this crucial word. Roochnik maintains that Plato's understanding of both the goodness of techne, as well as its severe limitations and consequent need to be Read more...
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Named Person:	Plato.; Platon
Material Type:	Government publication, State or province government publication
Document Type:	Book
All Authors / Contributors:	David Roochnik Find more information about:
ISBN:	0271015632 9780271015637
OCLC Number:	33104348
Description:	xii, 300 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Contents:	1. The Pre-Platonic Meaning of "Techne" -- 2. Techne and the Virtues in the Platonic Dialogues -- 3. Is Rhetoric a Techne? The Platonic View -- 4. What Does Socrates Know? -- App. 1. The Appearances of "Techne" -- App. 2. The Appearances of Atechnos -- App. 3. The Division Passages -- App. 4. Isocrates on Techne.
Responsibility:	David Roochnik.

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The Greek word techne, typically translated as "art," but also as "craft," "skill," "expertise," "technical knowledge," and even "science," has been decisive in shaping our "technological" culture. Here David Roochnik comprehensively analyzes Plato's treatment of this crucial word. Roochnik maintains that Plato's understanding of both the goodness of techne, as well as its severe limitations and consequent need to be supplemented by "nontechnical" wisdom, can speak directly to our own concerns about the troubling impact technology has had on contemporary life.

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