LEADER 03714nam 2200577 450 001 9910467283503321 005 20211005183524.0 010 $a0-19-187528-7 010 $a0-19-152756-4 035 $a(CKB)4330000000030862 035 $a(StDuBDS)EDZ0002001738 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC5746759 035 $a(PPN)244892997 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC431104 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL431104 035 $a(OCoLC)958541372 035 $a(EXLCZ)994330000000030862 100 $a20190703d2008 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur||||||||||| 181 $2rdacontent 182 $2rdamedia 183 $2rdacarrier 200 10$aLaws 10 /$fPlato ; translated with a commentary by Robert Mayhew 210 1$aOxford :$cClarendon Press,$d2008. 215 $a1 online resource 225 1 $aClarendon Plato series 300 $aPreviously issued in print: 2008. 300 $aTranslated from the Ancient Greek. 311 $a0-19-922596-6 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (pages [221]-225) and indexes. 330 $aBook 10 of the Laws sets out Plato's last thoughts on the gods, piety, and religion. Robert Mayhew presents a new English translation of this important text with a detailed commentary that highlights its philosophical, political, and religious significance. - ;The Laws is Plato's last and longest dialogue. Although it has been neglected (compared to such works as the Republic and Symposium), it is beginning to receive a great deal of scholarly attention. Book 10 of the Laws contains Plato's fullest defence of the existence of the gods, and his last word on their nature, as well as a presentation and defence of laws against impiety (e.g. atheism). Plato's primary aim is to defend the idea that the gods. exist and that they are good - this latter meaning that they do not neglect human beings and cannot be swayed by prayers and sacrifices to overlook injustice. As such, the Laws is an important text for anyone interested in ancient Greek religion, philosophy, and politics generally, and the later thought of Plato in particular. Robert Mayhew presents a new translation, with commentary, of Book 10 of the Laws . His primary aim in the translation is fidelity to the Greek. His commentary focuses on philosophical issues (broadly understood to include religion and politics), and deals with philological matters only when doing so serves to better explain those issues. Knowledge of Greek is not assumed, and the Greek that does appear has been transliterated. It is the first commentary in English of any kind on. Laws 10 for nearly 140 years. - ;This is a book that anyone seriously interested in Plato's Laws will want to consult... a clear, useful, and judicious examination of a too-long neglected text. I have no doubt that it will both stimulate new interest in Laws 10 and provide a sturdy foundation for further study of it. - Nathan Powers, Notre Dame 330 8 $aPhilosophical Review;...this book will prove to be eminently useful to students and scholars of Laws 10, and...to readers of Laws and Plato's other dialogues. - James Wood POLIS. 410 0$aClarendon Plato series. 606 $aPolitical science$vEarly works to 1800 606 $aState, The$vEarly works to 1800 606 $aReligion and politics$vEarly works to 1800 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aPolitical science 615 0$aState, The 615 0$aReligion and politics 676 $a321.07 700 $aPlato$0292329 702 $aMayhew$b Robert 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910467283503321 996 $aLaws 10$91224295 997 $aUNINA