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Plato and the City

By Francisco , Cornelli , Gabriele; Lisi

Book information

Publisher
Academia Verlag
Year
2010
ISBN
9783896654922
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
42 MB (44251973 bytes)
Pages
\148
Time added
2024-03-25 11:22:36

Description

Plato's political philosophy is one of the most controversial facets of ancient thought. Because of its wide influence on the political thought of the last century, most of Plato's ideas are still under debate and he is seen either as the origin of totalitarian movements or as the predecessor of the current rule of law and the father of western democracy. If the evaluation of Plato's different political proposals has been the object of contradictory interpretations, his own appreciation of the existing political systems creates a matter of many historical debates, too. This volume treats different aspects of Plato's conflicting relationship to the city-state. It presents original approaches to Plato's reflections on the city and his problems.

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