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Contends that our search for communal justice must start with self-examination. The realization that there are things that we cannot know about ourselves unless we become the subject of a joke is integral to such self-scrutiny. Jokes provide a new perspective on our politics and ethics; they are essential to our civic self-awareness.

Table of Contents
  • Acknowledgments
  • Introduction: Philosophical Comedy as an Aesthetic Critique of Political Ideals
  • 1. Plato’s and Aristophanes's Comedy
  • 2. Communist Terror: Republic V and VIII and The Assembly Women
  • 3. The Rule of Satiated Mediocrity: Republic VI and The Knights
  • 4. Failures of High‑Minded Politics: Republic VI and The Birds
  • 5. No Laughing Matter: Tyranny in Republic VIII and IX
  • Conclusion: Self-examination and Communal Justice
  • Notes
  • Bibliography
  • Index

    Plato and Aristophanes

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        Publisher Northwestern University Press
        Published 11/30/2021 12:00:00 AM
        ISBN-13 9780810144187
        978-0810144187
        ISBN-10 0810144182

        Description

        Book Synopsis
        Contends that our search for communal justice must start with self-examination. The realization that there are things that we cannot know about ourselves unless we become the subject of a joke is integral to such self-scrutiny. Jokes provide a new perspective on our politics and ethics; they are essential to our civic self-awareness.

        Table of Contents
        • Acknowledgments
        • Introduction: Philosophical Comedy as an Aesthetic Critique of Political Ideals
        • 1. Plato’s and Aristophanes's Comedy
        • 2. Communist Terror: Republic V and VIII and The Assembly Women
        • 3. The Rule of Satiated Mediocrity: Republic VI and The Knights
        • 4. Failures of High‑Minded Politics: Republic VI and The Birds
        • 5. No Laughing Matter: Tyranny in Republic VIII and IX
        • Conclusion: Self-examination and Communal Justice
        • Notes
        • Bibliography
        • Index

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