Plato's caves : the liberating sting of cultural diversity /

Plato's caves : the liberating sting of cultural diversity /

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Author / Creator:LeMoine, Rebecca, author.
Imprint:New York, NY : Oxford University Press, 2020.
Description:1 online resource
Language:English
Subject:
Plato -- Criticism and interpretation.
Plato.
Political science -- Philosophy.
Cultural pluralism.
Intercultural communication -- Philosophy.
Intercultural communication -- Political aspects.
Cultural Diversity
Cultural pluralism.
Political science -- Philosophy.
Electronic books.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Format: E-Resource Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/12750546
Related Items:Print version : Plato's caves
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ISBN:9780190937010
0190937017
9780190936990
0190936991
9780190937003
0190937009
9780190936983
0190936983
Notes:Includes bibliographical references and index.
Online resource; title from home page (viewed on February 18, 2020).
Summary:From student protests over the teaching of canonical texts such as Plato's Republic to the use of images of classical Greek statues in white supremacist propaganda, the world of the ancient Greeks is deeply implicated in a heated contemporary debate about identity and diversity. In 'Plato's Caves', Rebecca LeMoine defends the bold thesis that Plato was a friend of cultural diversity, contrary to many contemporary perceptions. Through close readings of four Platonic dialogues - Republic, Menexenus, Laws, and Phaedrus - LeMoine shows that, across Plato's dialogues, foreigners play a role similar to that of Socrates: liberating citizens from intellectual bondage.
Target Audience:Specialized.
Other form:Print version : Lemoine, Rebecca Plato's caves 9780190936983

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