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9Platon og appropriasjonsteoriene: En kritisk lesning av feministisk platonfortolkningNorsk Filosofisk Tidsskrift 58 (4): 202-216. 2023.
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27Readings of Plato’s Apology of Socrates (edited book)Lexington Books. 2017.In Plato’s Apology of Socrates we see a philosopher in collision with his society—a society he nonetheless claims to have benefited through his philosophic activity. It has often been asked why democratic Athens condemned a philosopher of Socrates' character to death. This anthology examines the contribution made by Plato’s Apology of Socrates to our understanding of the character of Socrates as well as of the conception of philosophy Plato attributes to him. The 11 chapters offer complementary …Read more
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20Readings of Plato's Apology of Socrates: Defending the Philosophical Life (edited book)Lexington Books. 2017.Contributors to this volume focus on the character of Socrates as the embodiment of philosophy, employing this as a starting point for exploring various themes exposed in the Apology. These include the relation of philosophy to democracy, rhetoric, politics, or society in general, and the overarching question of what comprises the philosophic life.
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56Readings of Plato's Apology of Socrates: Defending the Philosophical Life (edited book)Lexington. 2017.Contributors to this volume focus on the character of Socrates as the embodiment of philosophy, employing this as a starting point for exploring various themes exposed in the Apology. These include the relation of philosophy to democracy, rhetoric, politics, or society in general, and the overarching question of what comprises the philosophic life.
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8Readings of Plato's Apology of Socrates: Defending the Philosophical Life (edited book)Lexington Books. 2017.Contributors to this volume focus on the character of Socrates as the embodiment of philosophy, employing this as a starting point for exploring various themes in the Apology. These include the relation of philosophy to democracy, rhetoric, politics, or society in general, and the overarching question of what comprises the philosophic life.
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448Philosophy, Democracy and Poverty: The Philosopher as Political AgentIn Vivil Valvik Haraldsen, Olof Petterson & Oda Tvedt (eds.), Plato´s Apology: Defending a Philosophical Life, . 2018.The relation of philosophy to democracy remains at the center of attention in Oda Tvedt’s essay, ”Philosophy, Democracy and Poverty: The philosopher as political agent in the Apology of Plato”. Tvedt argues that the role of the philosopher as Socrates presents it in this work is first and foremost to be an agent of subversive political activity, and she finds support for this view of the philosopher’s role in other works of Plato as well as within the Apology itself. She holds that the poverty o…Read more
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21Plato´s Apology: Defending a Philosophical LifeLexington Books Inc. 2018.In Plato’s Apology of Socrates we see a philosopher in collision with his society—a society he nonetheless claims to have benefited through his philosophic activity. It has often been asked why democratic Athens condemned a philosopher of Socrates' character to death. This anthology examines the contribution made by Plato’s Apology of Socrates to our understanding of the character of Socrates as well as of the conception of philosophy Plato attributes to him. The 11 chapters offer complementary …Read more
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20This thesis poses the question ‘What is the critique of democracy in Plato’s Republic?’ It is not the first to do so. But contrary to standard readings, this thesis does not assume neither epistemological nor elitist explanations. Rather, it sees the Kallipolis, ‘the beautiful city in words’ as predicated on a particular anthropology. This theory of human nature, which claims that it is human to be greedy for wealth, sex, and power is contributed by Glaucon, Socrates’ main interlocutor in the di…Read more
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