The Spartan Drama of Plato's Laws
By: Eli Friedland
Series: Political Theory for Today; Political theory for today
Publisher: Lexington Books
Published: 2020
Place of publication: Lanham, Maryland
Language: eng
Number of pages: 211
ISBN-13: 9781793603692
Subjects: Political Science: General; Laws (Plato)
Description: The Spartan Drama of Plato's Laws is the first interpretation of the Laws to give sustained consideration to Megillos, the only character from Sparta that Plato created. Eli Friedland shows the profound importance of character to the Laws, and the rich drama of Plato's longest, and supposedly driest, work.
Table of contents: title: Intro; title: Contents; title: Acknowledgments; title: Note on Texts and Translations; title: Introduction; title: 1 Megillos; title: 2 The Great Man in the City: Kleinias of Knossos; title: 3 What Is Political Philosophy?; title: 4 Responsibility, Indignation, and the "Instinct of the Secondary Role"; title: 5 Nature; title: 6 Law; title: 7 Concluding Remarks; title: Bibliography; title: A Note on the Index; title: Index; title: About the Author