Plato : political philosophy / Malcolm Schofield.
| Author/creator | Schofield, Malcolm |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2006. |
| Description | x, 384 pages ; 24 cm. |
| Supplemental Content | Table of contents |
| Subjects |
| Series | Founders of modern political and social thought Founders of modern political and social thought. ^A408661 |
| Contents | Introduction -- The Republic : contexts and projects -- The centrepiece -- Some dubious Platonic autobiography -- Socrates : engagement and detachment -- The projects of The Republic -- Education, Sparta and the politeia tradition -- Athens, democracy and freedom -- Democratic entanglements -- Democracy and rhetoric -- The laws on democracy and freedom -- Problematizing democracy -- From polarity to complexity -- Democracy, equality and freedom -- Democracy and pluralism -- Democracy and anarchy -- Democracy and knowledge -- The rule of knowledge -- Philosophy or political expertise? -- Mill and Jowett on Plato -- Architectonic knowledge -- Philosopher rulers -- Architectonic knowledge revisited -- The limitations of management -- Utopia -- Against utopia -- A question of seriousness -- A future for utopianism -- Plato's utopian realism -- The idea of community -- Epilogue : the question of fantasy -- Money and the soul -- The ethics and politics of money -- The analogy of city and soul -- The psychology of money -- Greed, power and injustice -- Taming the beast within -- Ideology -- Ideology and religion -- The noble lie -- Law and religion. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (p. [334]-359) and indexes. |
| LCCN | 2006016279 |
| ISBN | 0199249466 (pbk. : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 019924961X (hbk. : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 9780199249466 |
| ISBN | 9780199249619 |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | General Stacks | JC71.P62 S36 2006 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |