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The Transformation of Plato's Republic
Kenneth Dorter
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Description for The Transformation of Plato's Republic
paperback. Traces Plato's depiction of how the most basic forms of human functioning and social justice contain the seed of their evolution into increasingly complex structures, as well as the seed of their degeneration. This passage-by-passage analysis also traces Plato's tendency to begin an investigation with models based on rigid distinctions. Num Pages: 408 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPCA; HPS; JPHC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 161 x 31. Weight in Grams: 590. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear, remains very good
Author Ken Dorter, in a passage-by-passage analysis traces Plato's depiction of how the most basic forms of human functioning and social justice contain the seed of their evolution into increasingly complex structures, as well as the seed of their degeneration. Dorter also traces Plato's tendency to begin an investigation with models based on rigid distinctions for the sake of clarity, which are subsequently transformed into more fluid conceptions that no longer sacrifice complexity and subtlety for clarity. It's the author's claim that virtually every positive doctrine put forward in the dialogue is problematized somewhere else in the dialogue. This accounts ... Read more
Author Ken Dorter, in a passage-by-passage analysis traces Plato's depiction of how the most basic forms of human functioning and social justice contain the seed of their evolution into increasingly complex structures, as well as the seed of their degeneration. Dorter also traces Plato's tendency to begin an investigation with models based on rigid distinctions for the sake of clarity, which are subsequently transformed into more fluid conceptions that no longer sacrifice complexity and subtlety for clarity. It's the author's claim that virtually every positive doctrine put forward in the dialogue is problematized somewhere else in the dialogue. This accounts ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Lexington Books
Condition
Used, Very Good
Number of Pages
408
Place of Publication
Lanham, MD, United States
ISBN
9780739111888
SKU
KSG0034458
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About Kenneth Dorter
Kenneth Dorter is Professor of Philosophy at University of Guelph.
Reviews for The Transformation of Plato's Republic
...a richly rewarding study that will amply repay the efforts of any reader. Summing Up: Highly Recommended. General readers, lower-division undergraduates through faculty.
D.J. Maletz, University of Oklahoma
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Dorter...emphasizes the overarching unity of Plato's text through a close and often painstaking analysis of its individual sections, devoting special attention to parts where it seems to shift ... Read more
D.J. Maletz, University of Oklahoma
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Dorter...emphasizes the overarching unity of Plato's text through a close and often painstaking analysis of its individual sections, devoting special attention to parts where it seems to shift ... Read more