Mr. Barry Dixon, M.A.

Courses Taught

* Ancient Philosophy

* The Philosophy of Art and Literature (with Dr. Duddy)

Research Interests

My research interests are focussed on the connection between Plato’s treatment of the arts and the implicitly aesthetic core to his method of dialectic. I am also working on the aesthetic theories of Hans-Georg Gadamer, especially his notion of ’play’. I am similarly examining Gadamer’s treatment of Plato, and the connection between his treatment of art on the one hand and his celebration of dialogue on the other. Before coming to N.U.I. Galway I worked with the Irish Research Council for the Humanities and Social Sciences and as a College Tutor in University College, Dublin.

Publications:

Phaedrus, Ion, and the Lure of Inspiration, ’Plato, The Internet Journal of the International Plato Society’, June 2008, http://gramata.univ-paris1.fr/Plato/article80.html.

Seminar Presentations:

The Art of Dialogue: Gadamer and the Platonic Aesthetics of Dialectic, Dublin Classics Seminar, University College Dublin, March 24 ^th 2008.

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