Rivals in Wisdom
Early Greek Philosophical Poetry and the Invention of Philosophy
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2026
Liverpool University Press (Verlag)
978-1-83624-516-2 (ISBN)
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Rivals in Wisdom offers a fresh perspective on the longstanding question of the origins of Greek philosophy by considering anew the competitive intellectual milieu of Archaic and early Classical Greece. Specifically, it argues that the emergence of Greek philosophy as a new discipline with specific methodologies and paradigms of enquiry should be traced back to the philosopher-poets’ critical engagement with the agonistic modes of production and transmission of wisdom in Archaic Greece (c. 800-480 BCE). By exploring the ways in which Xenophanes, Parmenides, Empedocles and Epicharmus substantiated their own claims to sapiential authority, and thereby challenged their predecessors and rivals, the book shows how they redefined the terms and forms of competition. Their enterprise radically modified the rules of intellectual debate itself and contributed to the shaping of philosophy as we know it.
Rivals in Wisdom offers a fresh perspective on the longstanding question of the origins of Greek philosophy by considering anew the competitive intellectual milieu of Archaic and early Classical Greece. Specifically, it argues that the emergence of Greek philosophy as a new discipline with specific methodologies and paradigms of enquiry should be traced back to the philosopher-poets’ critical engagement with the agonistic modes of production and transmission of wisdom in Archaic Greece (c. 800-480 BCE). By exploring the ways in which Xenophanes, Parmenides, Empedocles and Epicharmus substantiated their own claims to sapiential authority, and thereby challenged their predecessors and rivals, the book shows how they redefined the terms and forms of competition. Their enterprise radically modified the rules of intellectual debate itself and contributed to the shaping of philosophy as we know it.
Nicolò Benzi is Lecturer in Classical and Archaeological Studies, University of Kent. He specializes in Greek philosophy and its interactions with literature. His previous publications include Sophistic Views of the Epic Past from the Classical to the Imperial Age, co-edited with Paola Bassino, Bloomsbury (2021).
Introduction
Chapter 1 - Figures of wisdom in Archaic and Early Classical Greece
Chapter 2 – Xenophanes, the satirical reformer
Chapter 3 – Parmenides and the redefinition of truth
Chapter 4 – Empedocles, the divine philosopher
Chapter 5 – Epicharmus, or the wise man at theatre
Final remarks
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 28.6.2026 |
|---|---|
| Verlagsort | Liverpool |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 163 x 239 mm |
| Themenwelt | Literatur ► Klassiker / Moderne Klassiker |
| Geisteswissenschaften ► Philosophie ► Philosophie Altertum / Antike | |
| ISBN-10 | 1-83624-516-5 / 1836245165 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-83624-516-2 / 9781836245162 |
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