The Laws (Classics) - Softcover

Plato

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0140442227 ISBN 13: 9780140442229

Verlag: Penguin Classics, 1973

Inhaltsangabe

In the Laws, Plato describes in fascinating detail a comprehensive system of legislation in a small agricultural utopia he named Magnesia. His laws not only govern crime and punishment, but also form a code of conduct for all aspects of life in his ideal state - from education, sport and religion to sexual behaviour, marriage and drinking parties. Plato sets out a plan for the day-to-day rule of Magnesia, administered by citizens and elected officials, with supreme power held by a Council. Although Plato's views that citizens should act in complete obedience to the law have been read as totalitarian, the Laws nonetheless constitutes a highly impressive programme for the reform of society and provides a crucial insight into the mind of one of Classical Greece's foremost thinkers.

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: Penguin Classics
• Erscheinungsdatum: 1973
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 0140442227
• ISBN 13: 9780140442229
• Einband: Taschenbuch
• Anzahl der Seiten: 560
• Kontakt zum Hersteller: Nicht verfügbar
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