The transformation of Plato's Republic / / Kenneth Dorter

• Autore: Dorter Kenneth <1940->
• Pubblicazione: Lanham, Maryland : , : Lexington Books, , 2006; ©2006
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (405 p.)
• Disciplina: 321/.07
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Contents; Preface; Introduction; Chapter 1 Theories of Justice (Book 1); Chapter 2 The Origin of the City (Book 2 to 376c); Chapter 3 Education of the Guardians (Book 2.376c-Book 3.412b); Chapter 4 The Rationally Self-Controlled City (Book 3.412b-Book4); Chapter 5 The Three Waves (Book 5); Chapter 6 The Sun, Line, and Cave (Books 6 and 7 to 519b); Chapter 7 Philosopher-Rulers (Book 7 from 519b); Chapter 8 Decline and Fall (Books 8 and 9 to 575d); Chapter 9 The Superiority of Justice (Book 9 from 575e); Chapter 10 Art and Death (Book 10) ; Chapter 11The Limits of the TimaeusConclusion; Bibliography; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: Author Ken Dorter, in a passage-by-passage analysis traces Plato's depiction of how the most basic forms of human functioning and social justice contain the seed of their evolution into increasingly complex structures, as well as the seed of their degeneration. Dorter also traces Plato's tendency to begin an investigation with models based on rigid distinctions for the sake of clarity, which are subsequently transformed into more fluid conceptions that no longer sacrifice complexity and subtlety for clarity.
• Titolo autorizzato: Transformation of Plato's Republic
• ISBN: 0-7391-1187-6; 0-7391-5151-7
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910452284703321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II