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In Nigrinus Lucian makes a Platonic philosopher censure the evils of Rome, contrasting the pretentiousness, lack of culture, and avarice of the Romans with the quiet, cultured life of the Athenians. Lucian is particularly critical of those whom he considers impostors.
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This paper argues that Lucian’s interest in philosophy is primarily an interest in the philosopher as a creator of logoi.
Because many of the philosophical elements Lucian uses to create his drama—common arguments, well-known attitudes and standard portraits—are conventional, the creativity and originality of the work consists in the combination of these elements and juxtaposition of different scenes and frames; understanding each scene and its significance depends...
In Lucian's longest dialogue, the Hermotimus , his mouthpiece Lycinus evinces little interest in the dogmas of the schools, which he dismisses with the comprehensive sophistry that one cannot judge of any before acquiring a thorough mastery of all (see esp. 25-70). Finding that Hermotimus is a fool as well as an.
Oct 1, 2010 · But rather than shaping his own texts in opposition to philosophy, Lucian, like Plato, explores untrodden literary ways of addressing the most fundamental of philosophical problems, namely philosophy's expression in language.
- Karin Schlapbach
- 2010
This paper explores Lucian's presentation of the philosopher as a creator of discourse. In particular, the paper argues that the lack of control over the discourse, once it is passed on, is at the core of Lucian's treatment of philosophers.
Lucian’s satires are wide ranging in their targets: gods, heroes, language, and especially, philosophy. Despite, or perhaps because of his emphasis on philosophy, “Lucian’s treatment of philosophy is at once a central feature of his works and one of the most paradoxical” (Jones 24).
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