Plato's "Statesman" revisited:

This volume tackles both the apparent lack of unity and the perplexing philosophical content of the Statesman as it explores, in what is now Plato's second account, subsequent to that of the Republic, of what would constitute the best society, the role and nature of the statesman in it; the art...

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Corporate Author: International Spring Plato Seminar Madrid (Author)
Other Authors: Bossi, Beatriz 1957- (Editor), Robinson, Thomas M. 1936- (Editor)
Format: Electronic Conference Proceeding eBook
Language:English
Published: Berlin ; Boston De Gruyter [2018]
Series:Trends in classics. Supplementary volumes volume 68
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Summary:This volume tackles both the apparent lack of unity and the perplexing philosophical content of the Statesman as it explores, in what is now Plato's second account, subsequent to that of the Republic, of what would constitute the best society, the role and nature of the statesman in it; the art of governance of it; the role and nature of its laws; the role and status of its female citizens; and how the virtues are interwoven within it, along with many other topics, including (in a major Myth) that of the origins of the universe and of humankind. Coming as they do from often widely differing hermeneutical traditions, the authors in the volume offer responses to substantive and intriguing questions that the dialogue raises which are frequently divergent, but by that very token of much value in any attempt to interpret a complex and multifaceted work
Item Description:"This book consists of a selection of papers presented at the II International Spring Plato Seminar (25-26 April 2016, Facultad de Filosofía, Universidad Complutense de Madrid) on Plato's Politicus and some papers by other authors who were invited to contribute to this volume [...] - Introduction
Physical Description:1 Online-Ressource (VII, 360 Seiten)
ISBN:9783110605549
9783110604917
DOI:10.1515/9783110605549

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