Description
Book SynopsisIn this pathbreaking interpretation of Plato's foundational text of political philosophy, Carolina Araújo reveals how the
Republic remains ripe for an interpretation grounded in notions of cooperation, flourishing and justice relevant to the diversity of contemporary life. Plato's
Republic has the Greek name of
Politeia that Araújo translates as the way of life of the citizens, not the State or the form of government as it more traditionally rendered. Plato's treatise,
Politeia, depicts the rich array of patterns emerging from human interaction and enquires into the best amongst them.
Cooperative Flourishing in Plato's Republic returns to these important questions about society how to live with a vast diversity of personalities, with different interests and abilities, all of them trying to flourish and asks how best can we share our environment? With rigorous philosophical analysis of the Greek text, accompanied by original translations of the most
Trade ReviewIs Plato’s
Republic focused mainly on political institutions or on those who inhabit them? This superbly crafted book argues that Plato is most interested in who we are, as citizens, and to show how we need to cooperate with others in order not just to survive, but to thrive. * Nicholas D. Smith, James F. Miller Professor of Humanities Emeritus, Lewis & Clark College, USA *
Thought-provoking and entirely original. Also, well-versed in an unusually wide range of scholarship. Araujo’s account yields a Platonic conception of citizenship that is likely to inspire rather than to disturb the modern reader. * G.R.F. Ferrari, Melpomene Distinguished Professor of Classical Languages and Literature, University of California, Berkeley, USA *
Table of ContentsIntroduction
Part I: Interaction 1. Desire and Reason 2. Thumos 3. Unreasonable Belief 4. Cognition 5. Power 6. Personality
Part II: Politeia 7. Thrasymachus 8. Socrates against Thrasymachus 9. Evil 10. Reasons for a City 11. Justice
Part III: Citizens 12. Popular Virtue 13. Community 14. The Good 15. Philosopher-King 16. Kallipolis 17. Flourishing Conclusion References Index
