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Plato on Justice and Power
Kimon Lycos
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Description for Plato on Justice and Power
Hardback. Book 1 of Plato's Republic is often treated as a negative prelude to the theory of justice presented in that book. This study argues that, though an introduction to later ideas, Book 1 has its own positive theme and function: to press for the acceptance of a certain perspective on justice that is opposed to conventional interpretations of it. Num Pages: 210 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JPHC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 21. Weight in Grams: 420.
Book 1 of Plato's Republic is often treated as a merely negative prelude to the theory of justice presented in the main body of that book. This study argues that, though an introduction to later ideas, Book 1 has its own positive theme and function: to press for the acceptance of a certain perspective on justice that is opposed to conventional interpretations of it. This perspective requires that justice be seen as 'internal' to the power human beings have to render things (including themselves and their societies) good. The analysis of Plato's dramatic characterisation, as well as the discussion of ... Read more
Book 1 of Plato's Republic is often treated as a merely negative prelude to the theory of justice presented in the main body of that book. This study argues that, though an introduction to later ideas, Book 1 has its own positive theme and function: to press for the acceptance of a certain perspective on justice that is opposed to conventional interpretations of it. This perspective requires that justice be seen as 'internal' to the power human beings have to render things (including themselves and their societies) good. The analysis of Plato's dramatic characterisation, as well as the discussion of ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1987
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
210
Condition
New
Number of Pages
201
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780333406632
SKU
V9780333406632
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