Michael A Rinella
Biographic Data
| ID | 4125009 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Michael A Rinella |
| GIVEN NAMES | Michael A |
| FAMILY NAME | Rinella |
| SIGNATURE | RINELLA M A |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 3 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 4 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 3 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2000 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2010 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Pharmakon
Revisiting the Pharmacy
The first section of this article examines Jacques Derrida’s essay ‘Plato’s Pharmacy’, specifically his discussion of the ancient Greek word for drug, pharmakon. It is argued that the rhetorical force of Derrida’s essay has led to the mistaken impression that he and more importantly Plato understood pharmakon to have two possible meanings: remedy or poison. In the second section a number of Platonic and other ancient Greek texts are used to demon…
Supplementing the Ecstatic
Revisiting the Pharmacy
The first section of this article examines Jacques Derrida’s essay ‘Plato’s Pharmacy’, specifically his discussion of the ancient Greek word for drug, pharmakon. It is argued that the rhetorical force of Derrida’s essay has led to the mistaken impression that he and more importantly Plato understood pharmakon to have two possible meanings: remedy or poison. In the second section a number of Platonic and other ancient Greek texts are used to demon…
Supplementing the Ecstatic
Supplementing the Ecstatic
Revisiting the Pharmacy
The first section of this article examines Jacques Derrida’s essay ‘Plato’s Pharmacy’, specifically his discussion of the ancient Greek word for drug, pharmakon. It is argued that the rhetorical force of Derrida’s essay has led to the mistaken impression that he and more importantly Plato understood pharmakon to have two possible meanings: remedy or poison. In the second section a number of Platonic and other ancient Greek texts are used to demon…
Pharmakon
Art (2 works) · Classical Philosophy and Thought (2 works) · Literature (2 works) · Philosophy (2 works) · Philosophy (2 works) · civilization (1 work) · Civilization (1 work) · Classical Antiquity Studies (1 work) · Demon (1 work) · Drug abuse (1 work)