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Plato's Republic : critical essays / edited by Richard Kraut.
Series: Critical essays on the classicsPublication details: Lanham : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, c1997.Description: xiv, 248 p. ; 24 cmContent type:- text
- 0847684938
- 9780847684939
- 321.07 KRAÂ 21
Contents:
Summary: 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.
Chapter 1 A Fallacy in Plato's Republic -
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.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
Chapter 1 A Fallacy in Plato's Republic -
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.
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.