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Examines the crisis of a late eighteenth-century anthropology as it relates to the emergence of a modern consciousness that sees itself as condemned to draw its norms and very self-understanding from itself.

Acknowledging the powerful impact that Plato's dialogues have had on readers, this text aims to show how the literary techniques Plato used, function philosophically to engage readers in doing philosophy and attracting them toward the philosophical life.