| Description |
1 online resource (xiii, 208 pages). |
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polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
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New forum books
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New forum books.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 195-201) and index. |
| Contents |
Preface; A Note on the Translation; Chapter 1 INTRODUCTION; Chapter 2 PLATO'S FABLE; Chapter 3 CONCLUSION; Bibliography; Index. |
| Summary |
This book is an exploration of Plato's Republic that bypasses arcane scholarly debates. Plato's Fable provides refreshing insight into what, in Plato's view, is the central problem of life: the mortal propensity to adopt defective ways of answering the question of how to live well. How, in light of these tendencies, can humankind be saved? Joshua Mitchell discusses the question in unprecedented depth by examining one of the great books of Western civilization. He draws us beyond the ancients/moderns debate, and beyond the notion that Plato's Republic is best understood as shedding light on the. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Plato. Republic.
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Platon. République. |
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Republic (Plato) |
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Political anthropology -- Greece -- History.
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Political anthropology. |
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Greece. |
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History. |
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Philosophical anthropology -- Greece -- History.
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Philosophical anthropology. |
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Classical literature -- History and criticism.
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Classical literature. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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History.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Mitchell, Joshua. Plato's fable. Princeton : Princeton University Press, ©2006 0691124388 9780691124384 (DLC) 2005016653 (OCoLC)60796089 |
| ISBN |
9781400827176 (electronic book) |
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1400827175 (electronic book) |
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0691124388 (hardback ; alkaline paper) |
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9780691124384 (hardback ; alkaline paper) |
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