Cosmology and politics in Plato's later works / Dominic J. O'Meara, Universite de Fribourg, Switzerland.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

O'Meara, Dominic J., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Plato.

Cosmology.

Political science.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xii, 157 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Place of Publication:

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2017.

Summary:

Knowledge of the structure of the cosmos, Plato suggests, is important in organizing a human community which aims at happiness. This book investigates this theme in Plato's later works, the Timaeus, Statesman, and Laws. Dominic J. O'Meara proposes fresh readings of these texts, starting from the religious festivals and technical and artistic skills in the context of which Plato elaborates his cosmological and political theories, for example the Greek architect's use of models as applied by Plato in describing the making of the world. O'Meara gives an account of the model of which Plato's world is an image; of the mathematics used in producing the world; and of the relation between the cosmic model and the political science and legislation involved in designing a model state in the Laws. Non-specialist scholars and students will be able to access and profit from the book.

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 24 Oct 2017).

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-316-87226-2

1-316-87352-8

1-316-87373-0

1-316-87394-3

1-316-87415-X

1-316-87478-8

1-316-86958-X