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Plato's Political Philosophy

  • ISBN-13: 9780801897641
  • Publisher: JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY PRESS
    Imprint: JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY PRESS
  • By Mark Blitz
  • Price: AUD $145.00
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  • Local release date: 14/01/2011
  • Format: Hardback 336 pages Weight: 0g
  • Categories: Political science & theory [JPA]
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This comprehensive, yet compact, introduction examines Plato's understanding of law, justice, virtue, and the connection between politics and philosophy.Focusing on three of Plato's dialogues -- The Laws, The Republic, and The Statesman -- Mark Blitz lays out the philosopher's principal interests in government and the strength and limit of the law, the connection between law and piety, the importance of founding, and the status and limits of political knowledge. He examines all of Plato's discussions of politics and virtues, comments on specific dialogues, and discusses the philosopher's explorations of beauty, pleasure, good, and the relations between politics and reason. Throughout, Blitz reinforces Plato's emphasis on clear and rigorous reasoning in ethics and political life and explains in straightforward language the valuable lessons one can draw from examining Plato's writings.The only introduction to Plato that both gathers his separate discussions of politically relevant topics and pays close attention to the context and structure of his dialogues, this volume directly contrasts the modern view of politics with that of the ancient master. It is an excellent companion to Plato's Dialogues.

Introduction
Part I: Politics and Virtue
1. The World of the Dialogues
2. Virtue
3. Virtue and Politics: The Laws
Part II: Politics and Philosophy
4. The Roots of Philosophy
5. Beauty and Nobility
6. Philosophy and Politics: The Republic
Part II: Politics and Knowledge
7. Pleasure and the Soul
8. Knowledge and Illusion
9. Knowledge and Politics: The Statesman
Conclusion
Notes
Index

""Blitz's book... clearly contains the fruits of many years of thoughtful reflection on Plato's philosophy, and there is much that a discerning reader might learn from it.""

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