Philosophy's Gigantomachia over life and being -- The lifelines of the statesman -- Life and spontaneity -- The shepherd and the weaver: a Foucauldian fable -- The measure of life and logos -- Fruits of the poisonous tree: Plato and Alcidamas on the evils of writing -- The life of law and the law of life -- Plato and the invention of life itself -- Conclusion: Life on the line.
