Tragedy, philosophy, and political education in Plato's laws:
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| Zusammenfassung: | "What are the prospects for ambitious political reform in communities of traditional, passionate, and even self-righteous citizens? Can thoughtful legislators create a healthy society for citizens whose judgment is typically unsound? In a searching and provocative analysis, Ryan Balot addresses these timely - though universal - political questions by offering a novel interpretation of Plato's Laws. Turning to the ancient past is essential to reinvigorating our contemporary understanding of these all-important issues. Previous readers have either celebrated the work's idealism or denounced its totalitarianism. Balot, by contrast, refuses to interpret the dialogue as a political blueprint, whether admirable or misguided. He shows instead that it constitutes Plato's greatest philosophical investigation of political life. In this transformative re-appraisal, Balot reveals that Plato's goal was to cultivate a tragic attitude toward our political passions, commitments, and aspirations. The result is a profound political inquiry with far-reaching consequences." |
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Contents Preface and Acknowledgments xiii 1. Introduction: Interpreting Plato’s Laws i The Athenian’s Ambitions and Ambivalence G Scholarly Approaches and Methods 8 Who Is the Athenian Stranger? 14 The Argument 21 2. The Character of Kleinias 29 The Education of Kleinias as a Framework for the Dialogue Kleinias at First Sight: Cynical, Fearful, Acquisitive, 30 33 Thumoeidetic Down to the Foundations: Kleinias’ Materialism 37 The Athenian’s Teleological Reply: Souls, Goats, Symposia, and Cities 38 Communities of Practice: Goats, Symposia, and Cities 42 Kleinias’ Tyrannical Ambitions 44 Consonance Achieved through the Advent of a “God” 49 3. The Politics and Psychology of Human History 56 The Archaeology of Kleinias: Early Human History 57 The Early History of Lacedaimon and the Dorians 62 The Regime’s Goal: A Retrospective Account 64 Ignorance and Wisdom : A New Interpretation 65 Fortifying the Law against Tyrants G9 The Self-Destructiveness of Persian Tyranny 72 Reinterpreting Democracy in Archaic Athens 75
Contents viii 4. A New Beginning: Founding Magnesia 77 The “Existential” Framework 78 The True Legislator and the Young Tyrant 80 Religion and the New Regime 89 Rule of Law, Rule ofNous 93 Thrasymachus’ Challenge and the Seven Titles to Rule 98 Conclusion: Direct and Indirect Rule 5. Persuasive Preambles 104 107 Preambles and the Two Doctors at a Glance 108 Persuasion versus Force: Revisiting the Case of the Young Tyrant no The Athenian’s Purposes: “Tameness” and “Savagery” in Hesiod and the Athenian on the Benefits of Virtue The Lawgiver and the Poets 113 115 “Caring” Legislation: Persuasion toward Eudaimonism 117 Free Doctor and Slave Doctor: Persuasion, Trust, and Nature 119 Reason and Emotion in the Preambles Demonstrative Preambles: The Use of Philosophical Dialectic 122 123 Conclusion: The Legislator's Judgment 126 6. The “Second-Best” Regime: Human Nature, Property, and Acquisitiveness 127 Purifying the Citizen Body 128 Magnesia and Callipolis The Second Wave, Producers, and Private Property 131 132 Socrates on Curbing Acquisitiveness 136 Magnesias Private Property Regime: The Ethics and Politics of Limiting Acquisitiveness 138 Retreat and Compromise—or Surprising Innovation and Aspiration? Evaluating the Athenians Success The Education Provided by the General Prelude 142 148 149 Pleasure in the General Prelude The Golden Cords “Helpers”: Surveillance, Informing, 151 and Punishment Exemplary Punishment and Deterrence within a Religious 155 Framework Conclusion: Political Achievements and Their Limits 159 161
Contents 7. Warriors into Citizens: The Re-education of Thumos ix 164 A Brief Archaeology of Thumos: Books 1-3 Upending the World of War: The “Playful” and the “Serious” 165 169 Militarizing Women, Pacifying Institutions Warfare: A Permanent Condition, Humanized by the Athenian 174 178 Fierce, though Gentle, Dedication to the City’s Laws: Surveillance and Punishment Reconsidered 18z Holding Citizens and Magistrates Accountable 184 The Complex Judgments Required of Citizens 187 8. Developing the Citizens’ Thumos in Elections and Courts Citizens as Political Leaders, Citizens as Voters 193 193 Honor, Class, and Justice Education for Top Offices? 194 197 Electoral Procedure: Practical Intelligence and Civic Courage zoz The Education of Citizen Judges zo 6 The Ascent to Judicial Complexity: Book 9 zio Revisiting the “Free Doctor” Revisiting the Socratic Paradox Z13 Z17 The Socratic Paradox and Magnesia’s Penal Code zz6 Conclusion: Citizens and the Lawgiver Z30 9. The Athenian’s Theology, Part I Z33 The Athenian’s Introduction Raises Unsettling Questions Z34 Persuading Kleinias That Magnesia Needs Philosophers Z3 8 Assigning a Role to Kleinias Z3 9 A New “Sociology of the Impious” Z43 Recruiting the Young Atheists Z49 Conclusion: Deists and Bribers in Book 10 Z54 10. The Athenian’s Theology, Part II The First Argument: Questions and Difficulties Z57 Z59 Allegorical and Educational Interpretations: The Argument’s Impact on Kleinias The Progression from Materialism to Teleology: “First Things” and “Nature” Kleinias and the Materialists The Teleological Character of Divine Soul 264
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Contents X How Does Kleinias Understand the First Argument ? 274 Socrates, the Athenian, and the Sun 275 Argument 2: Responding to the “Deists” 279 Refining Our Picture of the Deists 280 The First Movement in Argument 2 (9000-903^: Persuasion through Logos ■ 282 Virtue in the First Movement (9ood~9O2b): Justice as a State of Soul 285 Craftsmanship in the First Movement (9О2Ь-9ОзЬ): The Lawgivers Supervisory Care 288 The Second Movement of Argument 2 (9O3b~9O5d): The Justice of the Gods in Muthos 291 Argument 3: A Place for Kleinias in the Cosmos 296 11. The Rule oiNous 300 Reconsidering the Controversy Looking Backward into the Text 301 305 Burials, Bodies, and Souls 307 Socrates redivivus 308 Philosophers and Nonphilosophers in the City 312 Tyrants on the Acropolis ? Tyrants, Philosopher-Rulers, and Forms 315 318 The Singular Freedom and Virtue of Philosophers 321 Reimagining Divinity among the Philosophers 323 Legislating for the Nocturnal Council 325 Is the Nocturnal Council a Practical Ideal? Conclusion: The Dialogue Ends in Perplexity 326 329 Appendix: The Composition of the Nocturnal Council 330 12. The “Truest Tragedy” in Platos Laws The Conventional Interpretation: The Legislator as Rival of ^ the Tragic Poets Toward a Tragic Interpretation, Part I 337 340 Three Perspectives on Virtue and Happiness 344 Toward a Tragic Interpretation, Part II 346 The Athenians Role in the Truest Tragedy The “Truest Tragedy”: An Astronomical Perspective 348 353
Contents xi The Athenian’s Own Astronomical Views ? 357 Mathematics: Necessity, Incommensurability, and Shame Conclusion: The Athenian, the Elderly Dorians, and the 358 Magnesians 360 References 363 Subject Index 377 Index Locorum 387 |
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