Plato's Political Philosophy.
Title:
Plato's Political Philosophy.
Author:
Sembou, Evangelia.
ISBN:
9781845403591
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Edition:
1st ed.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (122 pages)
Contents:
Cover -- Contents -- Front Matter -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Introduction -- Body Matter -- Section I: The Republic -- 1: Popular and Sophistic Views of Justice -- 2: Plato's Theories of Forms and the Soul -- 3: Plato's Conception of Justice and the Ideal State -- 4: The Degeneration of the Ideal State -- Section II: Plato's Later Political Philosophy -- 5: The Statesman and Laws -- Back Matter -- Appendix: Notes on Book IX (576b-592b) of the Republic -- Bibliography -- Also Available.
Abstract:
The aim of the book is to introduce the reader to Plato's political philosophy. The book is directed towards an audience that approaches Plato for the first time.In Plato politics cannot be dissociated from ethics, metaphysics and epistemology. One cannot fully appreciate Plato's 'ideal state' without understanding Plato's Theory of Forms and his conception of the soul. For this reason the purpose of the book is to place Plato's political philosophy within Plato's philosophy as a whole.The book mainly focuses on Plato's Republic, but also discusses the Statesman and the Laws. Where necessary and in order to explicate main Platonic doctrines, reference is also made to other Platonic dialogues. The purpose of the book is to serve as a guide to Plato's political dialogues.
Local Note:
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2017. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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