The War Lover : : A Study of Plato's Republic / / Leon Harold Craig.

This new examination of the Republic begins with questions ignored by most students of this famous and much-studied dialogue. Why is Plato's most extensive portrait of philosophy pervaded with the language and imagery of war? Why is a discussion supposedly about justice almost entirely about ho...

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter University of Toronto Press eBook-Package Archive 1933-1999
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Place / Publishing House:Toronto : : University of Toronto Press, , [2019]
©1994
Year of Publication:2019
Language:English
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Physical Description:1 online resource (440 p.)
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Acknowledgments
  • A Notice to the Reader
  • Prologue: On Reading a Platonic Dialogue
  • 1. War and Peace
  • 2. A Tale of Two Cities
  • 3. Sons and Lovers
  • 4. Heart of Darkness
  • 5. Crime and Punishment
  • 6. The Portrait of a Lady
  • 7. Pride and Prejudice
  • Epilogue: On Reading Plato's Republic
  • Notes
  • Bibliography
  • Index of Names