This general introduction to Plato's political thought covers the main periods of Platonic thought, examining those dialogues that best show how Plato makes the city's unity the aim of politics and then makes the quest for that unity the aim of philosophy. From the psychological model to the physiological definition , the reader can traverse the whole of Plato's oeuvre, and understand it as a political philosophy.
Language
English
Pages
176
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Liverpool University Press
Release
January 01, 2002
ISBN
0859896544
ISBN 13
9780859896542
Plato And The City: A New Introduction to Plato's Political Thought
This general introduction to Plato's political thought covers the main periods of Platonic thought, examining those dialogues that best show how Plato makes the city's unity the aim of politics and then makes the quest for that unity the aim of philosophy. From the psychological model to the physiological definition , the reader can traverse the whole of Plato's oeuvre, and understand it as a political philosophy.