Plato's Political Thought

John Lombardini (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

120 Seiten

2023
Brill (Verlag)
978-90-04-69221-3 (ISBN)

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Plato’s political thought continues to be of enduring interest among classicists, philosophers, political theorists, and intellectual historians. The present volume introduces readers to the topic through a survey of important recent trends in the scholarly literature, focusing on challenges to the authenticity of the Seventh Letter; reassessments of the “Socratic Problem”; democratic readings of the Republic; and the rehabilitation of the Statesman and Laws. It provides an overview of the key methodological issues that must be addressed in interpreting the Platonic dialogues, while also suggesting directions for further research.

John Lombardini, Ph.D. (2009), Princeton University, is the Weingartner Associate Professor of Government and Affiliate Faculty in Classical Studies at William & Mary. His previous monograph, The Politics of Socratic Humor, was published by the University of California Press in 2018.

Contents

Acknowledgments

Abstract

Keywords

1 Introduction

2 Plato, the Academy, and the Seventh Letter

3 Socratic Politics and the Socrates Problem

4 Plato as Social Critic: the Republic

5 Beyond the Republic: the Statesman and Laws

6 Conclusion

6 Index

Erscheinungsdatum	28.12.2023
Reihe/Serie	Brill Research Perspectives in Humanities and Social Sciences / Brill Research Perspectives in Ancient History
Verlagsort	Leiden
Sprache	englisch
Maße	155 x 235 mm
Gewicht	229 g
Themenwelt	Geschichte ► Allgemeine Geschichte ► Vor- und Frühgeschichte
	Geschichte ► Allgemeine Geschichte ► Altertum / Antike
	Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Kulturgeschichte
ISBN-10	90-04-69221-5 / 9004692215
ISBN-13	978-90-04-69221-3 / 9789004692213
Zustand	Neuware