Plato's Statesman
Subtitle: the web of politics
By: Stanley Rosen.
Publisher: Yale University Press
Published: 1995
Place of publication: New Haven
Language: eng
Number of pages: 197
Subjects: Plato
Description: In this book an eminent philosopher presents an analysis of the Statesman, one of Plato's most challenging works. Stanley Rosen contends that the main theme of this dialogue is defining the art of politics and the degree to which political experience is subject to the rule of sound judgment (phronesis) and to technical construction (techne).
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 191-192) and index.