Format:
Online-Ressource (226 p)
ISBN:
9780691124384
Series Statement:
New Forum Books v.46
Content:
This book is an exploration of Plato's Republic that bypasses arcane scholarly debates. Plato's Fable provides refreshing insight into what, in Plato's view, is the central problem of life: the mortal propensity to adopt defective ways of answering the question of how to live well. How, in light of these tendencies, can humankind be saved? Joshua Mitchell discusses the question in unprecedented depth by examining one of the great books of Western civilization. He draws us beyond the ancients/moderns debate, and beyond the notion that Plato's Republic is best understood as shedding light o
Note:
Description based upon print version of record
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Contents; Preface; A Note on the Translation; Chapter 1 INTRODUCTION; Chapter 2 PLATO'S FABLE; Chapter 3 CONCLUSION; Bibliography; Index;
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9781400827176
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9780691124384
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe Plato's Fable : On the Mortal Condition in Shadowy Times
Language:
English
Keywords:
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