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Pharmakeutria ohne pharmakon. Ueberlegungen zur Komposition des zweiten Idylls von Theokrit (2004)
Journal Article
Petrovic, I. (2004). Pharmakeutria ohne pharmakon. Ueberlegungen zur Komposition des zweiten Idylls von Theokrit. Mnemosyne: A Journal of Classical Studies, 57(4), 421-444. https://doi.org/10.1163/1568525042226084

In the first part of the article, the question of Theocritus' treatment of magic in the 2nd Idyll is being discussed. The author's view is that Theocritus not only accurately depicted the contemporary magical practices, but that the very composition... Read More about Pharmakeutria ohne pharmakon. Ueberlegungen zur Komposition des zweiten Idylls von Theokrit.

Phaedo of Elis and Plato on the Soul (2004)
Journal Article
Boys-Stones, G. (2004). Phaedo of Elis and Plato on the Soul. Phronesis: A Journal for Ancient Philosophy, 49(1), 1-23. https://doi.org/10.1163/156852804773617389

Phaedo of Elis was well-known as a writer of Socratic dialogues, and it seems inconceivable that Plato could have been innocent of intertextuality when, excusing himself on the grounds of illness, he made him the narrator of one of his own: the Phaed... Read More about Phaedo of Elis and Plato on the Soul.

Protagoras refuted. How clever is Socrates' "most clever" argument at Theaetetus 171a-c? (2004)
Journal Article
Castagnoli, L. (2004). Protagoras refuted. How clever is Socrates' "most clever" argument at Theaetetus 171a-c?. Topoi, 23(1), 3-32. https://doi.org/10.1023/b%3Atopo.0000021381.34686.0d

This article aims at reconstructing the logic and assessing the force of Socrates' argument against Protagoras' 'Measure Doctrine' (MD) at Theaetetus 171a–c. I examine and criticise some influential interpretations of the passage, according to which,... Read More about Protagoras refuted. How clever is Socrates' "most clever" argument at Theaetetus 171a-c?.