Plato's Republic : an introduction / Sean Sayers.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Sayers, Sean.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Plato. Republic.

Physical Description:

x, 178 pages ; 22 cm

Place of Publication:

Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press, [1999]

Summary:

This book provides a clear, concise and highly readable introduction to the main themes of Plato's "Republic." It covers Plato's social and political thought, his moral philosophy, his epistemology and metaphysics, and his philosophy of art and literature. Plato's theories in all these areas are presented in clear and straightforward terms. They are located in the context of the views of subsequent philosophers and critically assessed in the light of current debates. The contemporary significance of Plato's ideas is emphasized throughout.

Contents:

1 Plato and the Republic 1

2 The Challenge to Socrates (I.327a-II.367e) 9

3 Basic Principles of Social Life and Human Nature (II.367e-376c) 20

4 Education and the Life of the Guardians (II.376c-IV.427e) 32

5 Communism and the Individual (III.415d-IV.427c) 45

6 Justice in Society (IV.427d-434d) 56

7 Justice in the Individual (IV.434d-V.449a) 68

8 Women and the Family (V.449a-V.471c) 82

9 Philosophy and Society (V.471c-VI.502c) 93

10 The Theory of Forms 106

11 The Line, the Cave and Higher Education (VI.509d-VII.541b) 122

12 The Reply to the Sophists (VIII.543a-IX.592b) 135

13 The Quarrel between Philosophy and Poetry (X.595a-608b) 148

14 The Rewards of Justice (X.608c-621d) 158.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 164-173) and index.

ISBN:

0748611886

OCLC:

40754328