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1 Online-Ressource
ISBN:
9780190937010
Series Statement:
Oxford scholarship online
Content:
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.
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9780190936983
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe ISBN 9780190936983
Language:
English
DOI:
10.1093/oso/9780190936983.001.0001
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