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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 |
| 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. |
Abstract:
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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