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Platos Modern Enemies and the Theory of Natural Law
John Daniel Wild
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Hardcover. Num Pages: 259 pages. BIC Classification: HPCA; HPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 157 x 217 x 21. Weight in Grams: 458.
This book is the first extended attempt to explain Plato's ethics of natural law, to place it accurately in the history of moral theory, and to defend it against the objections that it is totalitarian. John Daniel Wild provides a clarification and defense of Plato's ethical doctrine based not only on his analysis of the dialogues, but on the belief that Plato must be acknowledged as the founder of the Western natural law philosophy. The book begins with a presentation of the major objections raised against Plato by modern authors -Toynbee, Karl Popper, ... Read more
This book is the first extended attempt to explain Plato's ethics of natural law, to place it accurately in the history of moral theory, and to defend it against the objections that it is totalitarian. John Daniel Wild provides a clarification and defense of Plato's ethical doctrine based not only on his analysis of the dialogues, but on the belief that Plato must be acknowledged as the founder of the Western natural law philosophy. The book begins with a presentation of the major objections raised against Plato by modern authors -Toynbee, Karl Popper, ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Editions Scholasticae
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
Weight
458g
Number of Pages
259
Place of Publication
Neunkirchen-Seelscheid, Germany
ISBN
9783868385830
SKU
V9783868385830
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About John Daniel Wild
John Daniel Wild (1902-1972) was a distinguished professor of philosophy at Harvard, Northwestern University, Yale University, and the University of Florida in Gainesville.
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