{"product_id":"plato-and-aristophanes-9780810144187","title":"Plato and Aristophanes","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eContends 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAcknowledgments\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIntroduction: Philosophical Comedy as an Aesthetic Critique of Political Ideals\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e1. Plato’s and Aristophanes's Comedy\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e2. Communist Terror: \u003ci\u003eRepublic \u003c\/i\u003eV and VIII and \u003ci\u003eThe Assembly Women\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e3. The Rule of Satiated Mediocrity: \u003ci\u003eRepublic \u003c\/i\u003eVI and \u003ci\u003eThe Knights\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e4. Failures of High‑Minded Politics: \u003ci\u003eRepublic \u003c\/i\u003eVI and \u003ci\u003eThe Birds\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e5. No Laughing Matter: Tyranny in \u003ci\u003eRepublic\u003c\/i\u003e VIII and IX\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eConclusion: Self-examination and Communal Justice\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNotes\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBibliography\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIndex \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Northwestern University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50577534091607,"sku":"9780810144187","price":27.96,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780810144187.jpg?v=1746095725","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/plato-and-aristophanes-9780810144187","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}