The Chariots Of Plato. Was Plato a pragmatist?

<em>Through a pragmatic look of Plato’s ‘The Republic’ and the ‘Seventh Letter', I analyze the pertinence or irrelevance of anti-essentialist criticism introduced by Nietzsche and Rorty, seeking a pragmatist redescription of Plato himself. I conclude by stressing the advantages of a democ...

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Main Author: Frederico Graniço
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Essentia Editora IFFluminense 2014-01-01
Series:Vértices
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Online Access:http://essentiaeditora.iff.edu.br/index.php/vertices/article/view/4760