Isbn: 9781032705811 - perceiving plato's concern (china perspectives) (4 Ergebnisse)

Paperback. Zustand: Brand New. 212 pages. 6.14x0.47x9.21 inches. In Stock.

Zustand: New. 2026. 1st Edition. paperback. . . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

Zustand: New. Keping Wang (i.e., Wang Keping) is a fellow of Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (CASS) and a professor of philosophy at CASS University, China. His research areas include East-West aesthetics, classical studies, and cultural philosophy.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - This book mainly delves into the practical moral poetics in Plato's late masterpiece, the Laws, and applies a comparative approach to Plato's philosophizing and the Chinese way of thinking in the domains of art-making, cultivating a good life, and music-poetry education.Plato's main concern is psychic and correct education as the foundation of character building, coupled with the development of ideal guardians or perfect citizens. Such education requires a suitable use of allegories, myths, and poems, because it involves not only youngsters but also non-philosophers. Saturated with poetic wisdom, it enhances philosophical learning and human becoming in effect and sheds light on how to live a worthwhile life in praxis.What is discussed herein will interest students and scholars of ancient Greek philosophy, classical studies, art theory, Chinese thought and poetry education, among others.…