Pharmakon : Plato, drug culture, and identity in ancient Athens / Michael A. Rinella.

Lanham, Md. : Lexington Books, [2010], ©2010.

xxix, 325 pages ; 24 cm

Includes bibliographical references (p. 279-309) and indexes.

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.