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9781405115643: The Blackwell Guide to Plato's Republic (Blackwell Guides to Great Works)
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ISBN 10: 1405115645 ISBN 13: 9781405115643
Verlag: Wiley-Blackwell, 2006

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The Blackwell Guide to Plato's Republic consists of thirteen new essays written by both established scholars and younger researchers with the specific aim of helping readers to understand Plato's masterwork.

  • This guide to Plato’s Republic is designed to help readers understand this foundational work of the Western canon.
  • Sheds new light on many central features and themes of the Republic.
  • Covers the literary and philosophical style of the Republic; Plato's theories of justice and knowledge; his educational theories; and his treatment of the divine.
  • Will be of interest to readers who are new to the Republic, and those who already have some familiarity with the book.

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Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor

Gerasimos Santas is Professor of Philosophy at the University of California, Irvine. His previous publications include Socrates (1979), Plato and Freud: Two Theories of Love (Blackwell, 1988), and Goodness and Justice: Plato, Aristotle and the Moderns (Blackwell, 2001).

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The Blackwell Guide to Plato's Republic consists of thirteen new essays written by both established scholars and younger researchers with the specific aim of helping readers to understand Plato's masterwork.

The essays shed new light on many central features and themes of the Republic including: Plato's literary and philosophical style; his use of myths, metaphors, and allegories; his theories of justice and knowledge; and his treatment of psychology, education, myth, and the divine. Contributors include Christopher Rowe, David Keyt, Jonathan Lear, Terry Penner, Rachel Barney, and Hendrik Lorenz.

Written clearly and simply, this volume is the ideal companion for readers coming to the Republic for the first time, and will also be of interest to those returning to this foundational work of the Western canon.

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The Blackwell Guide to Plato's Republic consists of thirteen new essays written by both established scholars and younger researchers with the specific aim of helping readers to understand Plato's masterwork.

The essays shed new light on many central features and themes of the Republic including: Plato's literary and philosophical style; his use of myths, metaphors, and allegories; his theories of justice and knowledge; and his treatment of psychology, education, myth, and the divine. Contributors include Christopher Rowe, David Keyt, Jonathan Lear, Terry Penner, Rachel Barney, and Hendrik Lorenz.

Written clearly and simply, this volume is the ideal companion for readers coming to the Republic for the first time, and will also be of interest to those returning to this foundational work of the Western canon.

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Verlag
Wiley-Blackwell
Erscheinungsdatum
2006
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN 10 
1405115645
ISBN 13 
9781405115643
Einband
Taschenbuch
Auflage
1
Anzahl der Seiten
304
Herausgeber
Santas Gerasimos
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