The Republic: Foundational Dialogues on Justice, Philosophy, and the Ideal State - Couverture souple

Plato

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1934451657 ISBN 13 : 9781934451656

Editeur : Wilder Publications, 2022

Synopsis

The question The Republic sets out to define is "What is justice?" Given the difficulty of this task, Socrates and his interlocutors are led into a discussion of justice in the city, which Socrates suggests may help them see justice in the person, but on a grander (and therefore easier to discuss) scale ("suppose that a short-sighted person had been asked by some one to read small letters from a distance; and it occurred to some one else that they might be found in another place which was larger and in which the letters were larger," . Some critics (such as Julia Annas) have adhered to this premise that the dialogue's entire political construct exists to serve as an analogy for the individual soul, in which there are also various potentially competing or conflicting "members" that might be integrated and orchestrated under a just and productive "government."

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À propos de l'auteur

Plato was an ancient Greek philosopher born in Athens around 428 or 427 BCE. A student of Socrates and later the teacher of Aristotle, he founded the Academy, one of the earliest and most influential centers of higher learning in the Western world. Plato wrote in the form of dialogues, using conversations between Socrates and other figures to investigate morality, politics, knowledge, reality, love, education, and the nature of the soul.His major works include The Republic, Symposium, Phaedo, Apology, Timaeus, and Laws. Through his theory of Forms, his examination of ideal government, and his insistence that philosophy should transform both the individual and society, Plato established questions that continue to define philosophical inquiry. His influence extends far beyond philosophy into theology, political theory, literature, psychology, education, and the sciences.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Wilder Publications
• Date d'édition: 2022
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1934451657
• ISBN 13: 9781934451656
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 268
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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