LEADER 04953nam 22006611c 450 001 9910461832003321 005 20200115203623.0 010 $a1-4725-4085-9 010 $a1-283-38022-6 010 $a9786613380227 010 $a1-4411-6803-6 024 7 $a10.5040/9781472540850 035 $a(CKB)2670000000139774 035 $a(EBL)831506 035 $a(OCoLC)769344392 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000639777 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12261603 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000639777 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10605098 035 $a(PQKB)10213680 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC831506 035 $a(OCoLC)1057402048 035 $a(UtOrBLW)bpp09255120 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000139774 100 $a20140929d2012 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aPlato, politics, and a practical utopia $esocial constructivism and civic planning in the "Laws" $fKenneth Royce Moore 210 1$aLondon $aNew York $cContinuum $d2012. 215 $a1 online resource (145 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a1-4725-0580-8 311 $a1-4411-5317-9 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (pages [123]-129) and index 327 $aThe development of the polis and its re-development under Plato -- Platonic economics: fleshing the bones of Magnesia -- The Magnesian military, national service, and mythical amazons -- The legal system -- The Magnesian polity: classical democracy recast -- Welcome to the city of Magnesia 327 $a1. The Development of the Polis and its Re-Development Under Plato \ 2. Platonic Economics: Fleshing the Bones of Magnesia \ 3. The Magnesian Military, National Service and Mythical Amazons \ 4. The Magnesian Polity: Classical Democracy Recast \ Notes \ Bibliography \ Index 330 $a"Dealing with themes of urban planning, constitutionalism, utopianism and social construction theory, this book analyzes the city of Magnesia, Plato's second-best city-state in the Laws, as if it were an actual ancient city-state. The book details the demographics, economics, military capabilities and polity of Magnesia using (post)modern critical theory and contemporary data on ancient city-states. Examining the key features of the proposed city-state in detail, Kenneth Royce Moore considers Plato's proposed military as well as his invention of national service, and compares this with known militaries of the era. The author demonstrates that economic growth is not its priority, highly restricted with an aim toward stability rather than expansion. Moore also considers the Magnesian political system in the light of existing polities of the era, concluding that Magnesia will have a strikingly different form of government than any other actual city-state in antiquity, albeit derived in no small part from Athenian, Cretan and Spartan traditions. This book puts "flesh on the bones" of Plato's fictional utopia and reveals how surprisingly practical it could have been."--Bloomsbury Publishing 330 8 $aDealing with themes of urban planning, constitutionalism, utopianism and social construction theory, this book analyzes the city of Magnesia, Plato's second-best city-state in the Laws, as if it were an actual ancient city-state. The book details the demographics, economics, military capabilities and polity of Magnesia using (post)modern critical theory and contemporary data on ancient city-states.Examining the key features of the proposed city-state in detail, Kenneth Royce Moore considers Plato's proposed military as well as his invention of national service, and compares this with known militaries of the era. The author demonstrates that economic growth is not its priority, highly restricted with an aim toward stability rather than expansion. Moore also considers the Magnesian political system in the light of existing polities of the era, concluding that Magnesia will have a strikingly different form of government than any other actual city-state in antiquity, albeit derived in no small part from Athenian, Cretan and Spartan traditions. This book puts "flesh on the bones" of Plato's fictional utopia and reveals how surprisingly practical it could have been. 606 $aCity-states$zGreece$xHistory$yTo 1500 606 $2European history 606 $aCities and towns, Ancient$zGreece$xHistory 606 $aUtopias$zGreece$xHistory 607 $aGreece$xPolitics and government$yTo 146 B.C 615 0$aCity-states$xHistory 615 0$aCities and towns, Ancient$xHistory. 615 0$aUtopias$xHistory. 676 $a321/.07 700 $aMoore$b Kenneth Royce$f1972-$0935820 801 0$bUtOrBLW 801 1$bUtOrBLW 801 2$bUkLoBP 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910461832003321 996 $aPlato, politics, and a practical utopia$92108179 997 $aUNINA