Benjamin Mccloskey
Biographic Data
| ID | 3875099 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Benjamin Mccloskey |
| GIVEN NAMES | Benjamin |
| FAMILY NAME | Mccloskey |
| SIGNATURE | MCCLOSKEY B |
| AFFILIATIONS | Kansas State University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 3 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 1 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 3 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2017 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2022 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Finding a New Sophist
In this article, I read Xenophon's Cyropaedia alongside one passage of his Cynegeticus. In doing so, I argue three things: first, the narrator of the Cyropaedia is a Sophist—at least according to the definition offered by the narrator of the Cynegeticus; second, the narrator of the Cynegeticus is not the same character as the narrator of the Cyropaedia; and third, the perspective of at least one of these narrators cannot represent Xenophon's own …
Xenophon the Philosopher
This article argues for a reinterpretation of Xenophon's corpus by identifying conflicts and contradictions among the anonymous narrators of the Anabasis, Cyropaedia, and Symposium, among other texts. Examining the possibility that certain Xenophontic narrators may be characters independent of each other, this article identifies numerous moments—including philosophical and historical disagreements, chronological problems, and explicit statements—…
Xenophon's Democratic Pedagogy
This article argues that, for Xenophon, hierarchies of power characteristic of non-democratic constitutions are incompatible with philosophical education. Hierarchized governments cannot teach their citizens effectively and are thus destabilized. Democracy emerges as the only viable constitution for Xenophon because its non-hierarchical parrhesiac society allows effective education, exemplified by the Socratics
Xenophon the Philosopher
This article argues for a reinterpretation of Xenophon's corpus by identifying conflicts and contradictions among the anonymous narrators of the Anabasis, Cyropaedia, and Symposium, among other texts. Examining the possibility that certain Xenophontic narrators may be characters independent of each other, this article identifies numerous moments—including philosophical and historical disagreements, chronological problems, and explicit statements—…
Xenophon the Philosopher
This article argues for a reinterpretation of Xenophon's corpus by identifying conflicts and contradictions among the anonymous narrators of the Anabasis, Cyropaedia, and Symposium, among other texts. Examining the possibility that certain Xenophontic narrators may be characters independent of each other, this article identifies numerous moments—including philosophical and historical disagreements, chronological problems, and explicit statements—…
Xenophon's Democratic Pedagogy
This article argues that, for Xenophon, hierarchies of power characteristic of non-democratic constitutions are incompatible with philosophical education. Hierarchized governments cannot teach their citizens effectively and are thus destabilized. Democracy emerges as the only viable constitution for Xenophon because its non-hierarchical parrhesiac society allows effective education, exemplified by the Socratics
Finding a New Sophist
In this article, I read Xenophon's Cyropaedia alongside one passage of his Cynegeticus. In doing so, I argue three things: first, the narrator of the Cyropaedia is a Sophist—at least according to the definition offered by the narrator of the Cynegeticus; second, the narrator of the Cynegeticus is not the same character as the narrator of the Cyropaedia; and third, the perspective of at least one of these narrators cannot represent Xenophon's own …
Classical Philosophy and Thought (3 works) · Philosophy (3 works) · Art (2 works) · Classical Antiquity Studies (2 works) · Historical, Religious, and Philosophical Studies (2 works) · Literature (2 works) · Aesthetics (1 work) · Anonymity (1 work) · Archaeology (1 work) · Character (mathematics (1 work)