{"product_id":"the-philosophical-stage-drama-and-dialectic-in-classical-athens-paperback","title":"The Philosophical Stage: Drama and Dialectic in Classical Athens - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJoshua Billings\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA bold new reconception of ancient Greek drama as a mode of philosophical thinking\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Philosophical Stage\u003c\/i\u003e offers an innovative approach to ancient Greek literature and thought that places drama at the heart of intellectual history. Drawing on evidence from tragedy and comedy, Joshua Billings shines new light on the development of early Greek philosophy, arguing that drama is our best source for understanding the intellectual culture of classical Athens. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn this incisive book, Billings recasts classical Greek intellectual history as a conversation across discourses and demonstrates the significance of dramatic reflections on widely shared theoretical questions. He argues that neither \"literature\" nor \"philosophy\" was a defined category in the fifth century BCE, and develops a method of reading dramatic form as a structured investigation of issues at the heart of the emerging discipline of philosophy. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA breathtaking work of intellectual history by one of today's most original classical scholars, \u003ci\u003eThe Philosophical Stage\u003c\/i\u003e presents a novel approach to ancient drama and sets a path for a renewed understanding of early Greek thought.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJoshua Billings\u003c\/b\u003e is professor of classics at Princeton University. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eGenealogy of the Tragic: Greek Tragedy and German Philosophy\u003c\/i\u003e (Princeton), which won the 2015 Society for Classical Studies Charles J. Goodwin Award of Merit.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 288\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.65 x 9.21 x 6.14 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 04, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47447531520221,"sku":"9780691225074","price":51.61,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0811\/9867\/8237\/files\/3FfZiGEsR59780691225074.webp?v=1771503155","url":"https:\/\/handfulofbooks.com\/products\/the-philosophical-stage-drama-and-dialectic-in-classical-athens-paperback","provider":"Handful of Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}