Plato's Cretan City

A Historical Interpretation of the Laws

Glenn R. Morrow (Autor)

Buch | Hardcover

646 Seiten

1960 | Revised edition
Princeton University Press (Verlag)
978-0-691-07130-5 (ISBN)

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Plato's Cretan City is a thorough investigation into the roots of Plato's Laws and a compelling explication of his ideas on legislation and social institutions. A dialogue among three travelers, the Laws proposes a detailed plan for administering a new colony on the island of Crete. In examining this dialogue, Glenn Morrow describes the contemporary Greek institutions in Athens, Crete, and Sparta on which Plato based his model city, and explores the philosopher's proposed regulations concerning property, the family, government, and the administration of justice, education, and religion. He approaches the Laws as both a living document of reform and a philosophical inquiry into humankind's highest earthly duty.

Glenn R. Morrow (1895-1976) was Adam Seybert Professor of Moral and Intellectual Philosophy at the University of Pennsylvania.

Zusatzinfo	1ill.
Verlagsort	New Jersey
Sprache	englisch
Maße	197 x 254 mm
Themenwelt	Literatur ► Lyrik / Dramatik ► Dramatik / Theater
Themenwelt	Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Theater / Ballett
ISBN-10	0-691-07130-6 / 0691071306
ISBN-13	978-0-691-07130-5 / 9780691071305
Zustand	Neuware