The city-state of the soul : constituting the self in Plato's Republic / Kevin M. Crotty.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Crotty, Kevin, 1948- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Plato. Republic.

Plato.

Republic (Plato).

Soul.

Self (Philosophy).

Physical Description:

xvi, 264 pages ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Lanham : Lexington Books, [2016]

Summary:

The City-State of the Soul: Constitution the Self in Plato's Republic explores Plato's idea that the moral life consists in the founding of one's own soul. This insight is central to long argument of the Republic and, in particular, to the complex relationship between the city and the human soul. This fruitful picture of the moral life, however, has not received the attention it deserves. As Kevin M. Crotty argues, Plato's distinctive insight is that justice is, above all, a creative force. Plato presents justice not as a relation among fully formed individuals, but rather as the quality that galvanizes a diverse welter of disparate parts into a coherent entity (above all, a soul or a city) Justice, than, is the virtue most closely associated with being-the source of its philosophical stature. Plato presents a conception of justice meant to impress the young, bright, and ambitious as a noble pursuit, a task worthy of their best talents. The City-State of the Soul is written for anyone interested in the Republic, including but not limited to students and scholars of ancient philosophy, political philosophy, ethics, and ancient Greek literature. Book jacket.

Contents:

Why is Thrasymachus so angry?

Genealogies of justice

Utopia and its founder

Philosophy and the founder's perspective

Why the philosophers will govern

Introduction to part two

The soul and its parts (I)

The soul and its parts (II)

Justice and action

Freedom.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Online version: Crotty, Kevin, 1948- author. City-state of the soul.

ISBN:

9781498534611

1498534619

OCLC:

942745041