Plato's Philosopher King: A Potent Object of Hope?

ISBN-13: 9783668269262 / Angielski / Miękka / 2016 / 24 str.

Michael Ernest Sweet

Opis

Essay from the year 2016 in the subject Philosophy - Philosophy of the Ancient World, grade: A+, Johns Hopkins University, course: Western Political Philosophy, language: English, abstract: In this essay, Michael Ernest Sweet examines the concept of Plato's philosopher-king as found in "The Republic." Is the concept a paradox and a pragmatic impossibility, or is the concept a rhetorical device and a potent object of hope on the quest to uncover the meaning of justice? Perhaps Plato's aim in constructing such a paradox is to show us the impossibility of the perfect political regime?

O autorze

Michael Ernest Sweet is an award-winning Canadian educator, writer, and photographer.