{"product_id":"platos-rivalry-with-medicine-a-struggle-and-its-dissolution-9780199919802","title":"Plato's Rivalry with Medicine: A Struggle and Its Dissolution","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Susan B. Levin\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Oxford University Press (UK)\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Oxford University Press (UK)\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: History \u0026amp; Surveys - Ancient \u0026amp; Classical\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhile scholars typically view Plato's engagement with medicine as uniform and largely positive, Susan B. Levin argues that from the \u003cem\u003eGorgias \u003c\/em\u003ethrough the \u003cem\u003eLaws\u003c\/em\u003e, his handling of medicine unfolds in several key phases. Further, she shows that Plato views medicine as an important rival for authority on \u003cem\u003ephusis\u003c\/em\u003e (nature) and \u003cem\u003eeudaimonia\u003c\/em\u003e (flourishing). Levin's arguments rest on careful attention both to Plato and to the Hippocratic Corpus. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eLevin shows that an evident but unexpressed tension involving medicine's status emerges in the \u003cem\u003eGorgias\u003c\/em\u003e and is explored in Plato's critiques of medicine in the \u003cem\u003eSymposium\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eRepublic.\u003c\/em\u003e In the\u003cem\u003e Laws\u003c\/em\u003e, however, this rivalry and tension dissolve. Levin addresses the question of why Plato's rivalry with medicine is put to rest while those with rhetoric and poetry continue. On her account, developments in his views of human nature, with their resulting impact on his political thought, drive Plato's striking adjustments involving medicine in the \u003cem\u003eLaws\u003c\/em\u003e. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eLevin's investigation of Plato is timely: for the first time in the history of bioethics, the value of ancient philosophy is receiving notable attention. Most discussions focus on Aristotle's concept of \u003cem\u003ephron�sis\u003c\/em\u003e (practical wisdom); here, Levin argues that Plato has much to offer bioethics as it works to address pressing concerns about the doctor-patient tie, medical professionalism, and medicine's relationship to society.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Oxford University Press (UK)","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":47890640371863,"sku":"9780199919802","price":9183.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9780199919802.webp?v=1781180775","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/platos-rivalry-with-medicine-a-struggle-and-its-dissolution-9780199919802","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}