Hidden Bibliographic Details
| Other authors / contributors: | McPherran, Mark L., 1949-
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| ISBN: | 9780511933165
0511933169
9780511930478
051193047X
9780511925436
0511925433
0511763093
9780511763090
9780521491907
0521491908
9780511927966
9781107681224
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| Notes: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 249-260) and indexes.
Print version record.
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| Summary: | "Plato's Republic has proven to be of astounding influence and importance. Justly celebrated as Plato's central text, it brings together all of his prior works, unifying them into a comprehensive vision that is at once theological, philosophical, political and moral. The essays in this volume provide a picture of the most interesting aspects of the Republic, and address questions that continue to puzzle and provoke, such as: Does Plato succeed in his argument that the life of justice is the most attractive one? Is his tripartite analysis of the soul coherent and plausible? Why does Plato seem to have to force his philosopher-guardians to rule when they know this is something that they ought to do? What is the point of the strange and complicated closing Myth of Er? This volume will be essential to those looking for thoughtful and detailed excursions into the problems posed by Plato's text and ideas"--EBL.
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| Other form: | Print version: Plato's Republic. Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2010 9780521491907
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