This book rethinks Plato’s creation and use of myth by drawing on theories and methods from myth studies, religious studies, literary theory and related fields.
Omid Tofighian is Lecturer in Rhetoric and Composition in the School of Literature, Art, and Media and Honorary Research Associate in the School of Philosophical and Historical Inquiry at the University of Sydney, Australia. He has also lectured and conducted research in the UAE, Belgium, Netherlands and intermittent periods in Iran. His research combines philosophy with rhetoric, religion, popular culture, transnationalism, displacement and discrimination.
1. Introduction: Myth and Philosophy on Stage – Connections, Divisions and Interdependence.- 2. Mutual Scaffolding: Unifying Myth and Philosophy.- 3. Dialogue Analysis.- 4. Conclusion: Where Does Myth Belong?.