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Description for Plato
hardcover. Series: Founders of Modern Political & Social Thought. Num Pages: 394 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPCA; HPS; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 243 x 167 x 30. Weight in Grams: 714. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear. DJ has some minor nicks and tears, remains very good
Plato is the best known and most widely studied of all the ancient Greek philosophers. Malcolm Schofield, a leading scholar of ancient philosophy, offers a lucid and accessible guide to Plato's political thought, enormously influential and much discussed in the modern world as well as the ancient. Schofield discusses Plato's ideas on education, democracy and its shortcomings, the role of knowledge in government, utopia and the idea of community, money and its grip on the psyche, and ideological uses of religion.
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
OUP Oxford
Condition
Used, Very Good
Series
Founders of Modern Political & Social Thought
Number of Pages
394
Place of Publication
Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780199249619
SKU
KSG0032254
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 2 to 4 working days
Ref
99-1
Reviews for Plato
This is a thoughful and illuminating discussion of a complex and intensely debated topic... this book seems to me highly successful, both in offering a very accessible treatment for readers of different backgrounds and in probing new and promising lines of enquiry.
Christopher Gill. Journal of Hellenic Studies
...intriguing...
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Christopher Gill. Journal of Hellenic Studies
...intriguing...
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