The function of the myth in Plato

Authors

  • Luiz Maurício Bentim da Rocha Menezes

Keywords:

Plato. Myth. Edelstein.

Abstract

The work that we propose on the study of the myth in the work of Plato is based on the article of Ludwig Edelstein titled “The Function of the Myth in Plato’s Philosophy”. In his work, Edelstein presents to us, in a general way, the reason why Plato uses the myth and the function it plays in his philosophy. The author thus contributes to the development of thought on the subject and provides a lever for later studies on the myth in Plato. Finally, we will come to a critical conclusion on the subject.

Author Biography

Luiz Maurício Bentim da Rocha Menezes

Doutor em Filosofia. Professor de Filosofia, Ética e Política do Instituto Federal do Triângulo Mineiro (IFTM).

References

Edições e Traduções da República

BURNET, J. Platonis Opera, recognovit brevique adnotatione critica instrvxit: Ioannes Burnet, Tomvs IV. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1902.

PEREIRA, M. H. R. A República. Tradução de Maria Helena da Rocha Pereira. 9. ed. Lisboa: Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian, 2001.

Estudos

BRISSON, L. A Religião como Fundamento da Reflexão Filosófica e como meio de Ação Política nas Leis de Platão. Tradução de Cláudio William Veloso. Kriterion, Belo Horizonte, n. 107, p. 24-38, jun. 2003.

______. Platon les Mots et les Mythes. Paris: Librarie François Maspero, 1982. EDELSTEIN, Ludwig. The Function of the Myth in Plato’s Philosophy. Journal of the

History of Ideas, Pennsylvania, v. 10, n. 4, p. 463-481, out. 1949.

KIRK, G. S. The Nature of Greek Myths. London: Penguim Books, 1990.

MORGAN, K. Myth and Philosophy. From Presocratics to Plato. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2004.

TATE, J. Plato and Allegorical Interpretation. The Classical Quarterly, Cambridge, v. 23, n. 3/4, p. 142-154, out. 1929.

VEYNE, P. Acreditaram os Gregos nos seus Mitos? Tradução de António Gonçalves. Lisboa: Edições 70, 1987.

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2018-11-29

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No. 20

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