Socrates and the Fat Rabbis
Book • 2009
In 'Socrates and the Fat Rabbis', Daniel Boyarin offers a unique analysis by comparing Plato's dialogues with the Babylonian Talmud, highlighting their shared use of Menippean satire.
The book explores how both texts blend high and low elements to critique intellectual practices while asserting them.
Boyarin's work provides novel insights into the Talmud's narrative structures and their parallels with Platonic dialogues.
The book explores how both texts blend high and low elements to critique intellectual practices while asserting them.
Boyarin's work provides novel insights into the Talmud's narrative structures and their parallels with Platonic dialogues.
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Paul A. Taylor for his book "Socrates and the Fat Rabbis," highlighting its insightful title.
Paul A. Taylor for his book "Socrates and the Fat Rabbis," highlighting its insightful title.
Academia Has Fallen - Dr Paul A. Taylor
