Choice of Life and Self-Transformation in the Myth of Er
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 23149481 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Annie Larivée (corresponding author) |
| Year | 2012 |
| Pages | 235-257 |
| Publication date | 2012-01-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | CHAPTER |
| Venue | Plato and Myth (SOURCE_BOOK) |
| Publisher | Brill (PUBLISHER • NL) |
| DOI | 10.1163/9789004224360_014 |
| OpenAlex | W2310750358 |
| ISBN | 9789004224360 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
This chapter discusses the peculiar and apparently incongruous character of the question of choice of life in the myth of Er in relation to Socrates' famous exhortation to care primarily for the soul. To resolve the apparent paradox that results from this comparison, the chapter endeavours to clarify, by relying on, the nature of the causal relationship between the choice of life conditions, actions and virtuous disposition of the soul. The chapter focuses on the protreptic function of the myth and to its possible use as a tool of self-transformation. It shows that the kind of relationship that Socrates establishes between life conditions, actions, and the virtuous or vicious disposition of the soul will allow us to elucidate the apparent contradiction that emerges in the myth of Er. Keywords:life conditions; myth of Er; self-transformation; Socrates
Character (mathematics) · Contradiction · Epistemology · Mythology · Relation (database) · SOCRATES · Soul · Theology · Classical Philosophy and Thought · Computer Science · Mathematics · Philosophy
| Citations per year | 0.25 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2018 - 2018 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |