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Plato's Republic
Critical Essays
Richard Kraut (Author) , Julia Annas (Contributor) , John M. Cooper (Contributor) , Jonathan Lear (Contributor) , Iris Murdoch (Contributor) , C D. C. Reeve (Contributor) , David Sachs (Contributor) , Arlene Saxonhouse (Contributor) , C C. W. Taylor (Contributor) , James O. Urmson (Contributor) , Gregory Vlastos (Contributor) , Bernard Williams (Contributor)
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Plato's Republic
Critical Essays
Richard Kraut (Author) , Julia Annas (Contributor) , John M. Cooper (Contributor) , Jonathan Lear (Contributor) , Iris Murdoch (Contributor) , C D. C. Reeve (Contributor) , David Sachs (Contributor) , Arlene Saxonhouse (Contributor) , C C. W. Taylor (Contributor) , James O. Urmson (Contributor) , Gregory Vlastos (Contributor) , Bernard Williams (Contributor)
- Textbook
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Description
Designed for courses in the history of philosophy, social and political theory, government, and Plato specifically, Plato's Republic: Critical Essays will enrich students' understanding of this profoundly influential work. The comprehensive collection covers Plato's social and political thought, his metaphysics and epistemology, his ethical theory, and his attitude towards women. The essays, chosen for their clarity and ability to stimulate student discussion, are related to one another in ways that will help students see the connections among the various strands of Plato's thought. The book includes an index of passages to guide students through parts of the Republic that they find challenging.
Table of Contents
Chapter 2 Inside and Outside the Republic
Chapter 3 The Psychology of Justice in Plato
Chapter 4 Was Plato a Feminist?
Chapter 5 A Metaphysical Paradox
Chapter 6 The Analogy of City and Soul in Plato's Republic
Chapter 7 Excerpt from The Sovereignty of Good
Chapter 8 The Philosopher and the Female in the Political Thought of Plato
Chapter 9 Plato and the Poets
Chapter 10 Understanding and the Good: Sun, Line, and Cave
Chapter 11 Plato's Totalitarianism
Chapter 12 Plato's Defense of Justice
Chapter 13 The Naked Old Women in the Palaestra
Product details
Published | 01 Jan 2000 |
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Format | Ebook (Epub & Mobi) |
Edition | 1st |
Extent | 240 |
ISBN | 9780585071558 |
Imprint | Rowman & Littlefield Publishers |
Series | Critical Essays on the Classics Series |
Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
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Reviews
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This is an interesting and valuable collection, which will be extremely useful in many courses dealing with Plato and the issues that he treats.
Nicholas White, University of Utah
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The spread of topics is wide, reasonably balanced. . . . The book will serve well as a set of secondary readings to accompany an advanced course on the Republic. . . . This is a useful collection which will certainly find its way onto many bibliographies.
Stephen Halliwell, Classical Review
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This is an interesting and well-balanced collection. . . . There is a fine balance between earlier, well established pieces, and recent material. I am delighted that such a volume is now available.
Julius M. Moravcsik, Stanford University