The Blackwell guide to Plato's Republic / editör; Gerasimos Santas.

Contributor(s):

Santas, Gerasimos Xenophon [editor]

Material type: Text

text

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computer

Carrier type:

online resource

ISBN:

1405150254
9781405150255
9780470776414
0470776412
1280237201
9781280237201

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Additional physical formats: Print version:: Blackwell guide to Plato's Republic.LOC classification:

JC71.P6 B53 2008EBK

Online resources:

Wiley Online Library Online access link to the resource

Contents:

Editor's introduction -- The literary and philosophical style of the Republic / Christopher Rowe -- Allegory and myth in Plato's Republic / Jonathan Lear -- Socrates' refutation of Thrasymachus / Rachel Barney -- Plato's challenge : the case against justice in Republic II / Christopher Shields -- The gods and piety of Plato's Republic / Mark L. McPherran -- Plato on learning to love beauty / Gabriel Richardson Lear -- Methods of reasoning about justice in Plato's Republic / Gerasimos Santas -- The analysis of the soul in Plato's Republic / Hendrik Lorenz -- The divided soul and desire for the good in Plato's Republic / Mariana Anagnostopoulos -- Plato and the ship of state / David Keyt -- Knowledge, recollection, and the forms in Republic VII / Michael T. Ferejohn -- Plato's theory of forms in the Republic / Terrence Penner -- Plato's defense of justice / Rachel G.K. Singpurwalla.

Summary: The Blackwell Guide to Plato's Republic consists of thirteen new essays written by both established scholars and younger researchers with the specific aim of helping readers to understand Plato's masterwork. The essays shed new light on many central features and themes of the Republic including: Plato's literary and philosophical style; his use of myths, metaphors, and allegories; his theories of justice and knowledge; and his treatment of psychology, education, myth, and the divine. Contributors include Christopher Rowe, David Keyt, Jonathan Lear, Terry Penner, Rachel Barney, and Hendrik Lorenz. Written clearly and simply, this volume is the ideal companion for readers coming to the Republic for the first time, and will also be of interest to those returning to this foundational work of the Western canon.

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Item type	Current library	Home library	Collection	Call number	Status	Notes	Date due	Barcode
E-Book	Merkez Kütüphane	Merkez Kütüphane	E-Kitap Koleksiyonu	JC71.P6 B53 2008EBK (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Geçerli değil-e-Kitap / Not applicable-e-Book			EBK01678

Includes bibliographical references and index.

The Blackwell Guide to Plato's Republic consists of thirteen new essays written by both established scholars and younger researchers with the specific aim of helping readers to understand Plato's masterwork. The essays shed new light on many central features and themes of the Republic including: Plato's literary and philosophical style; his use of myths, metaphors, and allegories; his theories of justice and knowledge; and his treatment of psychology, education, myth, and the divine. Contributors include Christopher Rowe, David Keyt, Jonathan Lear, Terry Penner, Rachel Barney, and Hendrik Lorenz. Written clearly and simply, this volume is the ideal companion for readers coming to the Republic for the first time, and will also be of interest to those returning to this foundational work of the Western canon.

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