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Reading the Republic without reference to the less familiar Laws can lead to a distorted view of Plato's political theory. In the Republic the philosopher describes his ideal city; in his last and longest work he deals with the more detailed considerations involved in setting up a second-best 'practical utopia.' The relative neglect of the Laws has stemmed largely from the obscurity of its style and the apparent chaos of its organization so that, although good translations now exist, students of philosophy and political science still find the text inaccessible. This first full-length philosophical introduction to the Laws will therefore prove invaluable. The opening chapters describe the general character of the dialogue and set it in the context of Plato's political philosophy as a whole. Each of the remaining chapters deals with a single topic, ranging over material scattered through the text and so drawing together the threads of the argument in a stimulating and readily comprehensible way. Those topics include education, punishment, responsibility, religion, virtue and pleasure as well as political matters and law itself. Throughout, the author encourages the reader to think critically about Plato's ideas and to see their relevance to present-day philosophical debate. No knowledge of Greek is required and only a limited background in philosophy. Although aimed primarily at students, the book will also be of interest to more advanced readers since it provides for the first time a philosophical, as opposed to linguistic or historical, commentary on the Laws in English.
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R.F. Stalley is Lecturer in Moral Philosophy at the University of Glasgow.
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- VerlagHackett Publishing Co, Inc
- Erscheinungsdatum1983
- ISBN 10 0915145847
- ISBN 13 9780915145843
- EinbandTapa dura
- Anzahl der Seiten218
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Buchbeschreibung Hardcover with dustjacket. Zustand: Sehr gut. 208 p. In very good condition. - Preface -- To most students of philosophy Plato's Laws must appear something of a mystery. It is obviously an important work but, by comparison with dialogues like the Republic or the Phaedo, it has received little attention. The reasons for this neglect are not far to seek. The style is difficult and sometimes obscure but even greater problems stem from the structure of the dialogue. The philosophical content is interwoven with a mass of legal material that is now largely of historical interest. So, although an adequate appreciation of Plato's thought must take full account of the Laws, the average reader cannot, I think, be expected to make very much of it without some kind of guide. This introduction is intended to fulfil that role. In writing it I have emphasized those aspects of the Laws that have most significance for the problems of philosophy as we now understand them. I have treated Plato as a thinker with whom one can argue, not as a figure to be regarded with awestruck admiration nor merely as a source for the understanding of Greek culture and society. I have tried to initiate debates and to stimulate the reader's own philosophizing rather than to give conclusive answers. -- Given these aims, it has not been possible to follow closely the order of discussion as it develops through the twelve books of the Laws. Plato's manner is to return repeatedly to the same subjects. I have therefore discussed the Laws topic by topic rather than taking it book by book, though there is a rough correspondence between the order I have adopted and the order in which different themes are brought to prominence in the text. At the head of each chapter there is a list of relevant passages from the Laws and from other dialogues. These lists are not exhaustive, but they indicate the passages which have most influenced my interpretations and which I would recommend as starting points for the reader's own reflections. ISBN 9780915145843 Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 407. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 1229442
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