The Argument and the Action of Plato's Laws

1998-05 Law

Author : Leo Strauss
Release : 1998-05
Genre : Law
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Download or read book The Argument and the Action of Plato's Laws written by Leo Strauss. This book was released on 1998-05. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The posthumous publication of THE ARGUMENT AND THE ACTION OF PLATO'S "LAWS" was compiled shortly before the death of Leo Strauss in 1973. Strauss offers an insightful and instructive reading through careful probing of Plato's classic text. "Thorough and provocative, an important addition to Plato scholarship".--LIBRARY JOURNAL.

The Argument and the Action of Plato's Laws

2014-12-10 Philosophy

Author : Leo Strauss
Release : 2014-12-10
Genre : Philosophy
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Book Synopsis The Argument and the Action of Plato's Laws by : Leo Strauss

Download or read book The Argument and the Action of Plato's Laws written by Leo Strauss. This book was released on 2014-12-10. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The posthumous publication of The Argument and the Action of Plato's "Laws" was compiled shortly before the death of Leo Strauss in 1973. Strauss offers an insightful and instructive reading through careful probing of Plato's classic text. "Strauss's The Argument and the Action of Plato's 'Laws' reflects his interest in political thought, his dogged method of following the argument of the Laws step by step, and his vigorous defense of this dialogue's integrity in respect to the ideals of the Republic."—Cross Currents "The unique characteristics of this commentary on the Laws reflect the care and precision which were the marks of Professor Strauss's efforts to understand the complex thoughts of other men."—Allan D. Nelson, Canadian Journal of Political Science "Thorough and provocative, an important addition to Plato scholarship."—Library Journal "The major purpose of the commentary is to provide a reading of the dialogue which displays its structural arrangement and the continuity of the argument."—J. W. Dy, Bibliographical Bulletin of Philosophy "The reader of Strauss's book is indeed guided closely through the whole text."— M. J. Silverthorne, The Humanities Association Review Leo Strauss (1899-1973) was the Robert Maynard Hutchins Distinguished Service Professor Emeritus of political science at the University of Chicago.

Plato's "Laws"

2024-01-05 Philosophy

Author : Seth Benardete
Release : 2024-01-05
Genre : Philosophy
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Download or read book Plato's "Laws" written by Seth Benardete. This book was released on 2024-01-05. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An insightful commentary on Plato’s Laws, his complex final work. The Laws was Plato’s last work, his longest, and one of his most difficult. In contrast to the Republic, which presents an abstract ideal, the Laws appears to provide practical guidelines for the establishment and maintenance of political order in the real world. Classicist Seth Benardete offers a rich analysis of each of the twelve books of the Laws, which illuminates Plato’s major themes and arguments concerning theology, the soul, justice, and education. Most importantly, Benardete shows how music in a broad sense, including drama, epic poetry, and even puppetry, mediates between reason and the city in Plato’s philosophy of law. Benardete also uncovers the work’s concealed ontological dimension, explaining why it is hidden and how it can be brought to light. In establishing the coherence and underlying organization of Plato’s last dialogue, Benardete makes a significant contribution to Platonic studies.

Laws

2022-05-28 Political Science

Author : Plato
Release : 2022-05-28
Genre : Political Science
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Download or read book Laws written by Plato. This book was released on 2022-05-28. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Laws is Plato's last, longest, and perhaps, most famous work. It presents a conversation on political philosophy between three elderly men: an unnamed Athenian, a Spartan named Megillus, and a Cretan named Clinias. They worked to create a constitution for Magnesia, a new Cretan colony that would make all of its citizens happy and virtuous. In this work, Plato combines political philosophy with applied legislation, going into great detail concerning what laws and procedures should be in the state. For example, they consider whether drunkenness should be allowed in the city, how citizens should hunt, and how to punish suicide. The principles of this book have entered the legislation of many modern countries and provoke a great interest of philosophers even in the 21st century.

The Argument of the Action

2024-01-05 Language Arts & Disciplines

Author : Seth Benardete
Release : 2024-01-05
Genre : Language Arts & Disciplines
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Download or read book The Argument of the Action written by Seth Benardete. This book was released on 2024-01-05. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume brings together Seth Benardete’s studies of Hesiod, Homer, and Greek tragedy, eleven Platonic dialogues, and Aristotle’s Metaphysics. The Argument of the Action spans four decades of Seth Benardete’s work, documenting its impressive range. Benardete’s philosophic reading of the poets and his poetic reading of the philosophers share a common ground, guided by the key he found in the Platonic dialogue: probing the meaning of speeches embedded in deeds, he uncovers the unifying intention of the work by tracing the way it unfolds through a movement of its own. Benardete’s original interpretations of the classics are the fruit of this discovery of the “argument of the action.”

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