Seth Benardete

Plato's "Laws"

The Discovery of Being

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

The Laws was Plato's last work, his longest, and one of his most difficult. In contrast to the Republic, which presents an abstract ideal not intended for any actual community, the Laws seems to provide practical guidelines for the establishment and maintenance of political order in the real world. With this book, the distinguished classicist Seth Benardete offers an insightful analysis and commentary on this rich and complex dialogue. Each of the chapters corresponds to one of the twelve books of the Laws, illuminating the major themes and arguments, which have to do with theology, the soul, justice, and education. The Greek word for law, "nomos," also means musical tune. Bernardete shows how music--in the broadest sense, including drama, epic poetry, and even puppetry--mediates between reason and the city in Plato's philosophy of law. Most broadly, however, Benardete here uncovers the concealed ontological dimension of the Laws, explaining why it is concealed and how it comes to light. In establishing the coherence and underlying organization of Plato's last dialogue, Benardete makes a significant contribution to Platonic studies.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: The University of Chicago Press
• Seitenzahl: 432
• Erscheinungstermin: 28. Februar 2024
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 151mm x 230mm x 31mm
• Gewicht: 594g
• ISBN-13: 9780226826424
• ISBN-10: 0226826422
• Artikelnr.: 67676990

Autorenporträt

Seth Benardete (1930-2001) was professor of classics at New York University and the author of many books, including The Argument of the Action and The Rhetoric and Morality of Philosophy, as well as the translator of Plato's Symposium and other works, all published by the University of Chicago Press.