If aesthetics is the philosophical inquiry into art and beauty (or “aesthetic value”), the striking
feature of Plato's dialogues is that he devotes as much time as he does to both topics and …

Abstract In Plato's Symposium, Alcibiades resorts to the imagery of art and describes the
Socratic virtues in terms of “divine statues.” In this paper, I argue that Plato makes Alcibiades …

This chapter argues that in the Republic Plato envisages the fashioning of the guardian
class in sculptural terms. Portrait statues of athletes and important men fed Plato's …

Parrhasius, an Athenian painter, bought an old man when Philip had put up Olynthian
captives for sale. He took him to Athens, tortured him and, using him as a model, painted a …

Plato's Timaeus is unique in Greek Antiquity for presenting the creation of the world as the
work of a divine demiurge. The maker bestows order on sensible things and imitates the …

The purpose of my thesis is to explore the way Plato uses irony to further his philosophical
ends. The key theme might be glossed as turning burdens into boons. The first chapter looks …

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This thesis illuminates the nature of Plato's ideal state by comparing Plato's political
philosophy in the Republic with the 20 th century public relations philosophy of Edward …

This dissertation examines the role of aesthetics, art and visual culture in the thought of
Xenophon of Athens (c. 430-354 BCE). Although his diverse writings offer many insights into …

Parrhasius, an Athenian painter, bought an old man when Philip had put up Olynthian
captives for sale. He took him to Athens, tortured him and, using him as a model, painted a …