Plato's Cretan City : : A Historical Interpretation of the Laws / / Glenn R. Morrow.

• VerfasserIn: Morrow, Glenn R.,
• MitwirkendeR: Kahn, Charles H.,
• Place / Publishing House: Princeton, NJ : : Princeton University Press, , [2022]; ©1960
• Year of Publication: 2022
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (648 p.)

Plato's Cretan City is a thorough investigation into the roots of Plato's Laws and a compelling explication of his ideas on legislation and social institutions. A dialogue among three travelers, the Laws proposes a detailed plan for administering a new colony on the island of Crete. In examining this dialogue, Glenn Morrow describes the contemporary Greek institutions in Athens, Crete, and Sparta on which Plato based his model city, and explores the philosopher's proposed regulations concerning property, the family, government, and the administration of justice, education, and religion. He approaches the Laws as both a living document of reform and a philosophical inquiry into humankind's highest earthly duty.

Table of Contents

Frontmatter -- CONTENTS -- ANALYTICAL TABLE OF CONTENTS -- FOREWORD (1993) -- PREFACE -- ADDITIONAL ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- BIBLIOGRAPHICAL ABBREVIATIONS -- INTRODUCTION -- PART ONE. THREE HISTORICAL STATES -- CHAPTER I. CRETE -- CHAPTER II. SPARTA -- CHAPTER III. ATHENS -- PART TWO. PLATO'S CITY -- CHAPTER IV. PROPERTY AND THE FAMILY -- CHAPTER V. GOVERNMENT -- CHAPTER VI. THE ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE -- CHAPTER VII. EDUCATION -- CHAPTER VIII. RELIGION -- CHAPTER IX. THE NOCTURNAL COUNCIL -- PART THREE. PLATO'S PRINCIPLES -- CHAPTER X. THE MIXED CONSTITUTION -- CHAPTER XI. THE RULE OF LAW -- CHAPTER XII. THE RULE OF PHILOSOPHY -- RETROSPECT -- GENERAL INDEX -- INDEX OF PASSAGES -- INDEX OF MODERN AUTHORS CITED