Tragedy, philosophy, and political education in Plato's "Laws"
Cover -- Tragedy, Philosophy, and Political Education in Plato's Laws -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- Preface and Acknowledgments -- 1. Introduction: Interpreting Plato's Laws -- The Athenian's Ambitions and Ambivalence -- Scholarly Approaches and Methods -- Who Is the Athen...
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| Format: | Electronic Book |
| Language: | English |
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Oxford
Oxford University Press, Incorporated
2024
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| In: | Year: 2024 |
| Reviews: | Sind Platons Nomoi ein Entwurf politischer Philosophie zur Reform der Demokratie Athens und seines Rechtssystems im 4. Jahrhundert v. Chr. oder ein aporetisch und tragisch ausgehendes Erziehungsdrama von zwei dorischen Durchschnittsbürgern mit einer religionskritischen Oberstimme eines Atheners als Philosophen? Zu einer Neuinterpretation von Platons Nomoi durch Ryan K. Balot, Toronto (2025) (Otto, Eckart, 1944 -)
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| Edition: | 1st ed. |
| Further subjects: | B
Political Science
Philosophy
B Plato Laws B Political Science Study and teaching B Plato Political and social views |
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| Summary: | Cover -- Tragedy, Philosophy, and Political Education in Plato's Laws -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- Preface and Acknowledgments -- 1. Introduction: Interpreting Plato's Laws -- The Athenian's Ambitions and Ambivalence -- Scholarly Approaches and Methods -- Who Is the Athenian Stranger? -- The Argument -- 2. The Character of Kleinias -- The Education of Kleinias as a Framework for the Dialogue -- Kleinias at First Sight: Cynical, Fearful, Acquisitive, Thumoeidetic -- Down to the Foundations: Kleinias' Materialism -- The Athenian's Teleological Reply: Souls, Goats, Symposia, and Cities -- Communities of Practice: Goats, Symposia, and Cities -- Kleinias' Tyrannical Ambitions -- Consonance Achieved through the Advent of a "God" -- 3. The Politics and Psychology of Human History -- The Archaeology of Kleinias: Early Human History -- The Early History of Lacedaimon and the Dorians -- The Regime's Goal: A Retrospective Account -- Ignorance and Wisdom: A New Interpretation -- Fortifying the Law against Tyrants -- The Self-Destructiveness of Persian Tyranny -- Reinterpreting Democracy in Archaic Athens -- 4. A New Beginning: Founding Magnesia -- The "Existential" Framework -- The True Legislator and the Young Tyrant -- Religion and the New Regime -- Rule of Law, Rule of Nous -- Thrasymachus' Challenge and the Seven Titles to Rule -- Conclusion: Direct and Indirect Rule -- 5. Persuasive Preambles -- Preambles and the Two Doctors at a Glance -- Persuasion versus Force: Revisiting the Case of the Young Tyrant -- The Athenian's Purposes: "Tameness" and "Savagery" -- Hesiod and the Athenian on the Benefits of Virtue -- The Lawgiver and the Poets -- "Caring" Legislation: Persuasion toward Eudaimonism -- Free Doctor and Slave Doctor: Persuasion, Trust, and Nature -- Reason and Emotion in the Preambles. "What are the prospects for ambitious political reform in communities of traditional, passionate, and even self-righteous citizens? Can thoughtful legislators create a healthy society for citizens whose judgment is typically unsound? In a searching and provocative analysis, Ryan Balot addresses these timely - though universal - political questions by offering a novel interpretation of Plato's Laws. Turning to the ancient past is essential to reinvigorating our contemporary understanding of these all-important issues. Previous readers have either celebrated the work's idealism or denounced its totalitarianism. Balot, by contrast, refuses to interpret the dialogue as a political blueprint, whether admirable or misguided. He shows instead that it constitutes Plato's greatest philosophical investigation of political life. In this transformative re-appraisal, Balot reveals that Plato's goal was to cultivate a tragic attitude toward our political passions, commitments, and aspirations. The result is a profound political inquiry with far-reaching consequences"-- |
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| Item Description: | Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (441 pages) |
| ISBN: | 978-0-19-764724-0 |
