The Blackwell Guide to Plato's Republic
Title | The Blackwell Guide to Plato's Republic PDF eBook |
Author | Gerasimos Santas |
Publisher | John Wiley & Sons |
Pages | 320 |
Release | 2008-04-15 |
Genre | Philosophy |
ISBN | 1405150254 |
The Blackwell Guide to Plato’s Republic consists ofthirteen new essays written by both established scholars andyounger researchers with the specific aim of helping readers tounderstand Plato’s masterwork. This guide to Plato’s Republic is designed to helpreaders understand this foundational work of the Westerncanon. Sheds new light on many central features and themes of theRepublic. Covers the literary and philosophical style of theRepublic; Plato’s theories of justice and knowledge;his educational theories; and his treatment of the divine. Will be of interest to readers who are new to theRepublic, and those who already have some familiarity withthe book.
The Blackwell Guide to Plato's Republic
Title | The Blackwell Guide to Plato's Republic PDF eBook |
Author | Gerasimos Santas |
Publisher | Wiley-Blackwell |
Pages | 304 |
Release | 2006-01-23 |
Genre | Philosophy |
ISBN | 9781405115643 |
The Blackwell Guide to Plato’s Republic consists of thirteen new essays written by both established scholars and younger researchers with the specific aim of helping readers to understand Plato’s masterwork. This guide to Plato’s Republic is designed to help readers understand this foundational work of the Western canon. Sheds new light on many central features and themes of the Republic. Covers the literary and philosophical style of the Republic; Plato’s theories of justice and knowledge; his educational theories; and his treatment of the divine. Will be of interest to readers who are new to the Republic, and those who already have some familiarity with the book.
Plato's 'Republic'
Title | Plato's 'Republic' PDF eBook |
Author | Mark L. McPherran |
Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
Pages | 289 |
Release | 2010-11-25 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 0521491908 |
The essays in this volume provide a picture of the most interesting, puzzling, and provoking aspects of Plato's Republic.
Understanding Plato's Republic
Title | Understanding Plato's Republic PDF eBook |
Author | Gerasimos Santas |
Publisher | John Wiley & Sons |
Pages | 256 |
Release | 2010-02-04 |
Genre | Philosophy |
ISBN | 9781444320145 |
Understanding Plato’s Republic is an accessible introduction to the concepts of justice that inform Plato’s Republic, elucidating the ancient philosopher's main argument that we would be better off leading just lives rather than unjust ones Provides a much needed up to date discussion of The Republic's fundamental ideas and Plato's main argument Discusses the unity and coherence of The Republic as a whole Written in a lively style, informed by over 50 years of teaching experience Reveals rich insights into a timeless classic that holds remarkable relevance to the modern world
Reading Plato
Title | Reading Plato PDF eBook |
Author | Thomas A. Szlezák |
Publisher | Routledge |
Pages | 168 |
Release | 2005-11-21 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 1134656491 |
Reading Plato offers a concise and illuminating insight into the complexities and difficulties of the Platonic dialogues, providing an invaluable text for any student of Plato's philosophy. Taking as a starting point the critique of writing in the Phaedrus -- where Socrates argues that a book cannot choose its reader nor can it defend itself against misinterpretation -- Reading Plato offers solutions to the problems of interpreting the dialogues. In this ground-breaking book, Thomas A. Szlezak persuasively argues that the dialogues are designed to stimulate philosophical enquiry and to elevate philosophy to the realm of oral dialectic.
Levels of Argument
Title | Levels of Argument PDF eBook |
Author | Dominic Scott |
Publisher | |
Pages | 244 |
Release | 2015 |
Genre | |
ISBN | 0199249644 |
In Levels of Argument, Dominic Scott compares the Republic and Nicomachean Ethics from a methodological perspective. In the first half he argues that the Republic distinguishes between two levels of argument in the defence of justice, the 'longer' and 'shorter' routes. The longer is the ideal and aims at maximum precision, requiring knowledge of the Forms and a definition of the Good. The shorter route is less precise, employing hypotheses, analogies and empirical observation. This is the route that Socrates actually follows in the Republic, because it is appropriate to the level of his audience and can stand on its own feet as a plausible defence of justice. In the second half of the book, Scott turns to the Nicomachean Ethics. Scott argues that, even though Aristotle rejects a universal Form of the Good, he implicitly recognises the existence of longer and shorter routes, analogous to those distinguished in the Republic. The longer route would require a comprehensive theoretical worldview, incorporating elements from Aristotle's metaphysics, physics, psychology, and biology. But Aristotle steers his audience away from such an approach as being a distraction from the essentially practical goals of political science. Unnecessary for good decision-making, it is not even an ideal. In sum, Platonic and Aristotelian methodologies both converge and diverge. Both distinguish analogously similar levels of argument, and it is the shorter route that both philosophers actually follow--Plato because he thinks it will have to suffice, Aristotle because he thinks that there is no need to go beyond it.
The Republic
Title | The Republic PDF eBook |
Author | By Plato |
Publisher | BookRix |
Pages | 530 |
Release | 2019-06-15 |
Genre | Philosophy |
ISBN | 3736801467 |
The Republic is a Socratic dialogue, written by Plato around 380 BCE, concerning the definition of justice, the order and character of the just city-state and the just man. The dramatic date of the dialogue has been much debated and though it must take place some time during the Peloponnesian War, "there would be jarring anachronisms if any of the candidate specific dates between 432 and 404 were assigned". It is Plato's best-known work and has proven to be one of the most intellectually and historically influential works of philosophy and political theory. In it, Socrates along with various Athenians and foreigners discuss the meaning of justice and examine whether or not the just man is happier than the unjust man by considering a series of different cities coming into existence "in speech", culminating in a city (Kallipolis) ruled by philosopher-kings; and by examining the nature of existing regimes. The participants also discuss the theory of forms, the immortality of the soul, and the roles of the philosopher and of poetry in society.