In this startling new reading of Plato, Rebecca LeMoine uncovers a Plato whose dialogues foster an appreciation of rather than hostility to cultural diversity. In so doing, she brings Plato into conversation about the benefits of cross-cultural engagements, highlighting how the 'sting of foreign gadflies' leads to the wonder that is emblematic of Socratic wisdom. This provocative and original assessment of Plato as embracing diversity forces the reader to rethink how
the ancient philosopher enters current debates about the place of the foreigner in political communities."-Arlene Saxonhouse, Department of Political Science, University of Michigan
Rebecca LeMoine is Associate Professor of Political Science at Florida Atlantic University. She has published work in academic journals including the American Political Science Review, History of Political Thought, and Polis: The Journal for Ancient Greek and Roman Political Thought.