In Spite of Plato: A Feminist Rewriting of Ancient Philosophy

by Adriana Cavarero

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This pathbreaking work pursues two interwoven themes. Firstly, it engages in a deconstruction of Ancient philosopher's texts--mainly from Plato, but also from Homer and Parmenides--in order to free four Greek female figures from the patriarchal discourse which for centuries had imprisoned them in a particular role. Secondly, it attempts to construct a symbolic female order, reinterpreting these figures from a new perspective. Building on the theory...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0415914477

ISBN13:9780415914475

Release Date:September 1995

Publisher:Routledge

Length:135 Pages

Weight:0.62 lbs.

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