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Plato´s ´Republic´: A Critical Guide
(Edited By Mark L. McPherran)
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Description for Plato´s ´Republic´: A Critical Guide
hardcover. The essays in this volume provide a picture of the most interesting, puzzling, and provoking aspects of Plato's Republic. Editor(s): McPherran, Mark L. Series: Cambridge Critical Guides. Num Pages: 288 pages, 1 b/w illus. 1 table. BIC Classification: HPCA; HPS; JPH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 160 x 20. Weight in Grams: 594. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear. DJ has some minor nicks and tears, remains very good
Plato's Republic has proven to be of astounding influence and importance. Justly celebrated as Plato's central text, it brings together all of his prior works, unifying them into a comprehensive vision that is at once theological, philosophical, political and moral. The essays in this volume provide a picture of the most interesting aspects of the Republic, and address questions that continue to puzzle and provoke, such as: Does Plato succeed in his argument that the life of justice is the most attractive one? Is his tripartite analysis of the soul coherent and plausible? Why does Plato seem to have to ... Read more
Plato's Republic has proven to be of astounding influence and importance. Justly celebrated as Plato's central text, it brings together all of his prior works, unifying them into a comprehensive vision that is at once theological, philosophical, political and moral. The essays in this volume provide a picture of the most interesting aspects of the Republic, and address questions that continue to puzzle and provoke, such as: Does Plato succeed in his argument that the life of justice is the most attractive one? Is his tripartite analysis of the soul coherent and plausible? Why does Plato seem to have to ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Condition
Used, Very Good
Series
Cambridge Critical Guides
Number of Pages
288
Place of Publication
Cambridge, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780521491907
SKU
KSG0033234
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About (Edited By Mark L. McPherran)
Mark L. McPherran is Professor of Philosophy at Simon Fraser University. He is the author of The Religion of Socrates (1996) and of numerous articles on ancient philosophy.
Reviews for Plato´s ´Republic´: A Critical Guide
'In the past few years, the Republic's readers have already been lucky enough to see two other fine anthologies dedicated to that dialogue … This new Critical Guide is much shorter than those, but it stands well in their company … This volume, a collection of papers that were mostly presented at a 2008 conference, is pitched to specialists slightly ... Read more