{"product_id":"the-argument-of-the-action-essays-on-greek-poetry-and-philosophy-9780226826431","title":"The Argument of the Action: Essays on Greek Poetry and Philosophy","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis volume brings together Seth Benardete's studies of Hesiod, Homer, and Greek tragedy, eleven Platonic dialogues, and Aristotle's \u003ci\u003eMetaphysics\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Argument of the Action\u003c\/i\u003e spans four decades of Seth Benardete's work, documenting its impressive range. Benardete's philosophic reading of the poets and his poetic reading of the philosophers share a common ground, guided by the key he found in the Platonic dialogue: probing the meaning of speeches embedded in deeds, he uncovers the unifying intention of the work by tracing the way it unfolds through a movement of its own. Benardete's original interpretations of the classics are the fruit of this discovery of the \"argument of the action.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSeth Benardete\u003c\/b\u003e (1930-2001) was professor of classics at New York University and a lecturer in philosophy at the New School for Social Research Graduate Faculty. His books include \u003ci\u003ePlato's \"Laws\"\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Rhetoric of Morality and Philosophy\u003c\/i\u003e, as well as translations of Plato's \u003ci\u003eSymposium \u003c\/i\u003eand other works. \u003cb\u003eRonna Burger\u003c\/b\u003e is Catherine and Henry J. Gaisman Chair in the Department of Philosophy at Tulane University. \u003cb\u003eMichael Davis\u003c\/b\u003e is professor emeritus of philosophy at Sarah Lawrence College.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"University of Chicago Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50535322059026,"sku":"9780226826431","price":31.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_54d6483a-b3a2-4276-8762-088ebfa14513.jpg?v=1731432235","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-argument-of-the-action-essays-on-greek-poetry-and-philosophy-9780226826431","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}