Plato's democratic entanglements: Athenian politics and the practice of philosophy

"In this book, S. Sara Monoson challenges the longstanding and widely held view that Plato is a virulent opponent of all things democratic. She does not, however, offer in its place the equally mistaken idea that he is somehow a partisan of democracy. Instead, she argues that we should attend m...

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Main Author: Monoson, Susan Sara (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Princeton, NJ Princeton Univ. Press 2000
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Summary:"In this book, S. Sara Monoson challenges the longstanding and widely held view that Plato is a virulent opponent of all things democratic. She does not, however, offer in its place the equally mistaken idea that he is somehow a partisan of democracy. Instead, she argues that we should attend more closely to Plato's suggestion that democracy is horrifying and exciting, and she seeks to explain why he found it morally and politically intriguing."--BOOK JACKET.
Item Description:Teilw. zugl.: Princeton, NJ, Univ., Diss., 1993 u.d.T.: Monoson, Susan Sara: Plato and Athenian democracy
Physical Description:XI, 252 S.
ISBN:0691043663

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