The Routledge Guidebook to Plato's Republic

ISBN-13: 9780415668019 / Angielski / Miękka / 2013 / 320 str.

USA) Pappas Nickolas (The City University of New York

Opis

Plato, often cited as a founding father of Western philosophy, set out ideas in the 'Republic' regarding the nature of justice, order, and the character of the just individual, that endure into the modern day. This title introduces the major themes in Plato's great book and acts as a companion for reading the work.

Spis treści

Series Editor’s Preface  Author Preface  Part I: General Introduction  1. lato and the Republic  Part II: The Argument of the Republic  2. What is Justice? (Book 1)  3. What good is justice? (Books 1-2)  4. Justice in the city (Books 2-4)  5. Justice in the soul (Book 4)  6. Radical politics (Books 5-7)  7. Metaphysics and epistemology (Books 5-7)  8. Injustice in the soul and the city (Books 8-9)  9. Art and immorality (Book 10)  Part III: General Issues  10. Plato’s ethics and politics  11. Plato’s metaphysics and epistemology  12. Plato’s abuses and uses of poetry  13. The afterlife of the Republic  Appendix  Bibliography  Index 

O autorze

Nickolas Pappas is Professor of Philosophy at the City College and Graduate Centre of the City University of New York, where he regularly teaches courses on Plato’s philosophy.