How Long to Read Philosophy as Agôn

How Long Does it Take to Read Philosophy as Agôn?

It takes the average reader 4 hours and 15 minutes to read Philosophy as Agôn by Robert Metcalf

Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more

Description

In Philosophy as Agôn: A Study of Plato's Gorgias and Related Texts, Robert Metcalf offers a fresh interpretation of Plato's dialogues as dramatic texts whose philosophy is not so much a matter of doctrine as it is a dynamic, nondogmatic, and open-ended practice of engaging others in agonistic dialogue. Metcalf challenges prevailing interpretations according to which the agôn (contest or struggle) between the interlocutors in the dialogues is inessential to Plato's philosophical purpose, or simply a reflection of the cultural background of ancient Greek life. Instead, he argues that Plato understands philosophy as essentially agonistic—involving the adversarial engagement of others in dialogue such that one's integrity is put to the test through this engagement, and where the agôn is structured so as to draw adversaries together in agreement about the matters at issue, though that agreement is always open to future contest. Based on a careful reading of the Gorgias and related Socratic dialogues, such as Apology and Theaetetus, Metcalf contends that agôn is indispensable to the critique of prevailing opinions, to the transformation of the interlocutor through shame-inducing refutation, and to philosophy as a lifelong training (askêsis) of oneself in relation to others.

How long is Philosophy as Agôn?

Philosophy as Agôn by Robert Metcalf is 248 pages long, and a total of 63,984 words.

This makes it 84% the length of the average book. It also has 78% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Philosophy as Agôn Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 5 hours and 49 minutes to read Philosophy as Agôn aloud.

What Reading Level is Philosophy as Agôn?

Philosophy as Agôn is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

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