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In the Land of Metaxú
In the Land of Metaxú

Author(s): Jan Krasicki
Subject(s): Philosophy, History of Philosophy, Ancient Philosphy
Published by: Wydawnictwo Naukowe Uniwersytetu Szczecińskiego
Keywords: metaxu; image; icon; symbol; myth; Socrates; Plato

Summary/Abstract: The article poses the question of the role of symbolic cognition in philosophical cognition. The starting point is the analysis of Diotima’s famous speech quoted by Socrates in Plato’s Symposium. The issue is presented in a panoramic approach from ancient to modern times

  • Issue Year: 2023
  • Issue No: 62
  • Page Range: 163-179
  • Page Count: 17
  • Language: English