Plato's fable : on the mortal condition in shadowy times /

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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. Ho...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Mitchell, Joshua
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Princeton : Princeton University Press, ©2006.
Colección:New forum books.
Temas:
Plato. > Republic.
Platon. > République.
Republic (Plato)
Political anthropology > Greece > History.
Philosophical anthropology > Greece > History.
Classical literature > History and criticism.
Anthropologie politique > Grèce > Histoire.
Anthropologie philosophique > Grèce > Histoire.
Littérature ancienne > Histoire et critique.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > General.
PHILOSOPHY > Political.
Classical literature
Philosophical anthropology
Political anthropology
Greece
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario: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 on the.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (xiii, 208 pages)
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references (pages 195-201) and index.
ISBN:9781400827176
1400827175

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