{"product_id":"platos-laws-force-and-truth-in-politics-studies-in-continental-thought-9780253001825","title":"Platos Laws Force and Truth in Politics Studies","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA major contribution to scholarship on Plato\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis volume fills a major gap in studies on Plato's dialogues by addressing the cultural and historical context of the Laws and highlighting their importance to contemporary scholarship.\u003c\/p\u003e * PhilPapers *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe collection as a whole is characterized by a significant degree of cohesion . . . The contributors engage with one another's arguments, and there are frequent cross-references that help the reader follow the nuances of relevant scholarly debates.2\/28\/14\u003c\/p\u003e * Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e[T]he collection [is] interesting and thought provoking. In particular, it draws attention to sections of the dialogue that are easily overlooked and usefully highlights the role of contingent factors in Plato's political thought.\u003c\/p\u003e * International Journal of the Platonic Tradition *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eIntroduction\u003cbr\u003e1. On Reading the Laws as a Whole: Horizon, Vision, and Structure \u003cbr\u003eMitchell Miller\u003cbr\u003e2. 'E and the Laws in Historical Context \u003cbr\u003eMark Munn\u003cbr\u003e3. The Long and Winding Road: Impediments to Inquiry in Book One of the Laws \u003cbr\u003eEric Salem \u003cbr\u003e4. Education in \u003ci\u003ePlato's Laws\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003eJohn Russon\u003cbr\u003e5. On Beginning after the Beginning \u003cbr\u003eJohn Sallis\u003cbr\u003e6. It is Difficult for a City with Good Laws to Come into Existence: On Book 4 \u003cbr\u003eMichael Zuckert \u003cbr\u003e7. \"He Saw the Cities and He Knew the Minds of Many Men\": Landscape and Character in the Odyssey and the Laws \u003cbr\u003ePatricia Fagan\u003cbr\u003e8. On the Human and the Divine: Reading the Prelude in \u003ci\u003ePlato's Laws\u003c\/i\u003e 5 \u003cbr\u003eRobert Metcalf \u003cbr\u003e9. Being True to Equality: Human Allotment and the Judgment of Zeus \u003cbr\u003eGreg Recco\u003cbr\u003e10. The 'Serious Play' of Book 7 of \u003ci\u003ePlato's Laws\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003eDavid Roochnik\u003cbr\u003e11. No Country for Young Men: Eros as Outlaw in \u003ci\u003ePlato's Laws\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003eFrancisco Gonzalez \u003cbr\u003e12. On the Implications of Human Mortality: Legislation, Education, and Philosophy in Book 9 of \u003ci\u003ePlato's Laws\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003eCatherine Zuckert\u003cbr\u003e13. 'A Soul Superlatively Natural': Psychic Excess in Laws 10 \u003cbr\u003eSara Brill\u003cbr\u003e14. Property and Impiety in \u003ci\u003ePlato's Laws\u003c\/i\u003e: Books 11 \u0026amp; 12 \u003cbr\u003eEric Sanday\u003cbr\u003eBibliography \u003cbr\u003eList of Contributors\u003cbr\u003eIndex\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Indiana University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49400528896343,"sku":"9780253001825","price":17.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780253001825.jpg?v=1730470905","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/platos-laws-force-and-truth-in-politics-studies-in-continental-thought-9780253001825","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}