Passing on Wisdom. Plato on Wisdom and Memory

• Authors: Amat Obryk Matylda
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

By means of an analysis of the tension between orality and literacy the following paper tries to discover how Plato understood the task of transmit­ting wisdom. Considering his vehement critique both of poetry and of writing, a sharper understanding of the nature of Platonic wisdom came about. Wisdom seems to be beyond all appearances and can be achieved only through dialogue within meaningful relationships.

Keywords

EN

Orality; literacy; Platonic wisdom; memory

• Publisher: Księgarnia Akademicka
• Journal: Classica Cracoviensia
• Year: 2017
• Issue: 20
• Pages: 71-88

Contributors

author

Amat Obryk Matylda

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Identifiers

DOI

https://doi.org/10.12797/CC.20.2017.20.04