Plato on the Limits of Human Life
Sara Brill
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Hardback. Shows how Plato thought of the soul as remarkably flexible, complex, and indicative of the inner workings of political life and institutions Series: Studies in Continental Thought. Num Pages: 272 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 19. Weight in Grams: 545.
By focusing on the immortal character of the soul in key Platonic dialogues, Sara Brill shows how Plato thought of the soul as remarkably flexible, complex, and indicative of the inner workings of political life and institutions. As she explores the character of the soul, Brill reveals the corrective function that law and myth serve. If the soul is limitless, she claims, then the city must serve a regulatory or prosthetic function and prop up good political institutions against the threat of the soul's excess. Brill's sensitivity to dramatic elements and discursive strategies in Plato's dialogues illuminates the intimate connection ... Read more
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Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
Series
Studies in Continental Thought
Number of Pages
272
Place of Publication
Bloomington, IN, United States
ISBN
9780253008824
SKU
V9780253008824
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About Sara Brill
Sara Brill is Associate Professor of Philosophy at Fairfield University.
Reviews for Plato on the Limits of Human Life
[This is] a book that is an ambitious, well-researched and provocative scholarly reflection on soul in the Platonic corpus.
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