{"product_id":"pharmakon-plato-drug-culture-and-identity-in-ancient-athens-paperback","title":"Pharmakon: Plato, Drug Culture, and Identity in Ancient 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\u003eMichael A. Rinella\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003ePharmakon: Plato, Drug Culture, and Identity in Ancient Athens\u003c\/i\u003e examines the emerging concern for controlling states of psychological ecstasy in the history of western thought, focusing on ancient Greece (c. 750 - 146 BCE), particularly the Classical Period (c. 500 - 336 BCE) and especially the dialogues of the Athenian philosopher Plato (427 - 347 BCE). \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eEmploying a diverse array of materials ranging from literature, philosophy, medicine, botany, pharmacology, religion, magic, and law, \u003ci\u003ePharmakon\u003c\/i\u003e fundamentally reframes the conceptual context of how we read and interpret Plato's dialogues. Michael A. Rinella demonstrates how the power and truth claims of philosophy, repeatedly likened to a \u003ci\u003epharmakon\u003c\/i\u003e, opposes itself to the cultural authority of a host of other occupations in ancient Greek society who derived their powers from, or likened their authority to, some \u003ci\u003epharmakon\u003c\/i\u003e. These included Dionysian and Eleusinian religion, physicians and other healers, magicians and other magic workers, poets, sophists, rhetoricians, as well as others. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAccessible to the general reader, yet challenging to the specialist, \u003ci\u003ePharmakon\u003c\/i\u003e is a comprehensive examination of the place of drugs in ancient thought that will compel the reader to understand Plato in a new way.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eMichael A. Rinella holds a Ph.D. in political science from the Rockefeller College of Public Affairs and Policy, University at Albany, SUNY, and he is currently an instructor of political theory at Empire State College.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 358\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.03 x 8.92 x 6.01 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 23, 2011\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51862307143968,"sku":"9780739146873","price":109.71,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/4vMljd8F149780739146873.webp?v=1781629652","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/pharmakon-plato-drug-culture-and-identity-in-ancient-athens-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}