396 Pages
by
Routledge
396 Pages
by
Routledge
390 Pages
by
Routledge
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It is often said that to understand Plato we must understand his times. Many readers who might accept without question this saying of historical criticism may still wonder why we should think it necessary to begin our enquiry as far back as Homer and beyond. In the case of Plato there is an even greater need to pursue the argument back to the very beginnings of the historical period in which he... Read more
One: The Approach to Plato; 1: From Oriental to Occidental Society; 2: The Spiritual Revolution; 3: The Great Age of Athenian Democracy; 4: The Conservative Philosophy *; 5: The Progressive Philosophy *; 6: The Life of Plato; Two: The Republic of Plato; 7: The Argument with Thrasymachus— What Is Justice?; 8: The Social Contract Theory of the Origin of the State; 9: The Sociology and Psychology of the Platonic Virtues; 10: The Education of the “Guards”; 11: How the “Guards” Were to Live; 12: The Philosophy of Plato; 13: The Academy and the Later Dialogues
Biography
Alban Winspear
