Plato and the mythic tradition in political thought /

An ambitious reinterpretation and defense of Plato's basic enterprise and influence, arguing that the power of his myths was central to the founding of philosophical rationalism. Plato's use of myths--the Myth of Metals, the Myth of Er--sits uneasily with his canonical reputation as the in...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Keum, Tae-Yeoun, 1986- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cambridge, Massachusetts : The Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, [2020]
Temas:
Plato > Influence.
Plato
Rationalism > Political aspects > History.
Mythology > Political aspects > History.
Political science > Philosophy.
Electronic books.
Rationalisme > Aspect politique > Histoire.
Mythologie > Aspect politique > Histoire.
Livres numériques.
e-books.
PHILOSOPHY > History & Surveys > Ancient & Classical.
Influence (Literary, artistic, etc.)
Mythology > Political aspects
Political science > Philosophy
Rationalism > Political aspects
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Frontmatter
  • CONTENTS
  • Introduction: Plato's Legacy and the Problem of Myth in Political Thought
  • PART ONE. POLITICAL AND PHILOSOPHICAL BOUNDARIES
  • 1 Nature and Myth in Plato's Republic
  • 2 The Utopian Founding Myths of More and Bacon
  • 3 An Enlightenment Fable: Leibniz and the Boundaries of Reason
  • PART TWO. MYTH AND MODERNITY
  • 4 The New Mythology of German Idealism
  • 5 The Demon of the City: Cassirer on Myth and Plato
  • Conclusion
  • Notes
  • Acknowledgments
  • Index

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