Pharmakon Plato, drug culture, and identity in ancient Athens - Rinella, Michael A. (Michael Anthony); ebrary, Inc. (Lanham, Md. : Lexington Books, 2010)
Wine and the symposion -- The symposion and the question of stasis -- Plato's reformulation of the symposion -- Drugs, epic poetry, and religion -- Socrates accused -- Socrates rehabilitated -- Medicine, drugs, and somatic regimen -- Magic, drugs, and noetic regimen -- Speech, drugs, and discursive regimen -- Philosophy's pharmacy.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 279-309) and indexes.
Electronic reproduction.
Keywords: Plato; Plato; Drug abuse -- Greece; Greece -- Civilization -- To 146 B.C.; Electronic books