220 Pages
by
Routledge
220 Pages
by
Routledge
220 Pages
by
Routledge
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This book mainly delves into the practical moral poetics in Plato's late masterpiece, the Laws , and applies a comparative approach to Plato's philosophizing and the Chinese way of thinking in the domains of art-making, cultivating a good life, and music-poetry education.
Plato's main concern is psychic and correct education as the foundation of character building, coupled with the development... Read more
1. Allegorical Exposition of the Soul 2. Poetic Wisdom in the Myth of Er 3. Psychic Education in the Philosophical Way 4. Telos of “The Truest Tragedy” 5. Moral Poetics in View of Politics 6. Instructing in the Storied Way 7. A Classical Prototype of the Play Theory 8. Critique of the Theatrocracy 9. Expectation of the Art of Music 10. Platonic Mimesis and Chinese Moxie 11. In Search of the Good Life
Biography
Keping Wang (i.e., Wang Keping) is a fellow of Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (CASS) and a professor of philosophy at CASS University, China. His research areas include East-West aesthetics, classical studies, and cultural philosophy.
