Philosophy at the Gymnasium

Erik Kenyon (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

282 Seiten

2024
Cornell University Press (Verlag)
978-1-5017-7675-5 (ISBN)

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Philosophy at the Gymnasium returns Greek moral philosophy to its original context—the gyms of Athens—to understand how training for the body sparked training for the mind. The result is an engaging inroad to Greek thought that wrestles with big questions about life, happiness, and education, while providing fresh perspectives on standing scholarly debates.

In Philosophy at the Gymnasium, Erik Kenyon reveals the egalitarian spirit of the ancient gym, in which clothes—and with them, social markers—are shed at the door, leaving individuals to compete based on their physical and intellectual merits alone. The work opens with Socratic dialogues set in gyms that call for reform in character education. It explores Plato's moral and political philosophy through the lens of mental and civic health. And it holds up Olympic victors as Aristotle's model for the life of happiness through training.

Erik Kenyon received his PhD from Cornell University in classics. He is a philosopher, musician, and weightlifter, who teaches Latin and humanities at Friends Academy, Dartmouth, Massachusetts. He is the author of Augustine and the Dialogue and a coauthor of Ethics for the Very Young.

Part I: Setting Goals with Socrates

1. Bravery: Laches

2. Discipline: Charmides

3. Friendship: Lysis

4. Justice: Republic 1

5. Wisdom: Apology

Part II: Personal Training with Plato

6. Drinking Games: Symposium172a-199c

7. Mysteries of Love: Symposium199c-212c

8. Music, Gymnastics, and Moral Development: Republic 2–4

9. Women at the Gym: Republic 5–7

10. Justice as Civic and Mental Health: Republic 8–10

Part III: Aristotle's Elite Performers

11. A Sketch of the Good Life: NE 1

12. Training: NE 2–3

13. Greatness of Spirit: NE 4

14. Sportsmanship and Thinkingon One's Feet: NE 5–6

15. Enjoying Discipline: NE 7

16. Gym Buddies: NE 8–9

17. Aspiring to Immortality: NE 10

Epilogue: Greek Philosophy beyondthe Gym 1

Erscheinungsdatum	03.08.2024
Zusatzinfo	1 Diagrams; 3 Halftones, black and white; 1 Graphs
Verlagsort	Ithaca
Sprache	englisch
Maße	152 x 229 mm
Gewicht	454 g
Themenwelt	Geschichte ► Allgemeine Geschichte ► Vor- und Frühgeschichte
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Regional- / Ländergeschichte
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Philosophie ► Philosophie Altertum / Antike
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Pädagogik ► Allgemeines / Lexika
ISBN-10	1-5017-7675-4 / 1501776754
ISBN-13	978-1-5017-7675-5 / 9781501776755
Zustand	Neuware