Myth Matters: Intelligent Imagination in Plato's Phaedo and Phaedrus
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2018-01-10
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This thesis examines the function of myth in Plato’s Phaedo and Phaedrus. Focusing on the afterlife of Phaedo, and the palinode of Phaedrus, I assert that Plato emphasizes the limits of understanding, and as a consequence, the need for intelligent imagination. Ultimately, myth serves to underscore the essential philosophical project of cultivating self-knowledge and therefore is an integral part of Plato’s philosophical project.
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Kotow, E. C. (2018). Myth Matters: Intelligent Imagination in Plato's Phaedo and Phaedrus. (Master's thesis, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada). Retrieved from https://prism.ucalgary.ca. doi:10.11575/PRISM/5457