Socratic and Platonic Political Philosophy - Practicing a Politics of Reading (Mixed media product)

In the Gorgias, Socrates claims to practice the true art of politics, but the peculiar politics he practices involves cultivating in each individual he encounters an erotic desire to live a life animated by the ideals of justice, beauty and the good. Socratic and Platonic Political Philosophy demonstrates that what Socrates sought to do with those he encountered, Platonic writing attempts to do with readers. Christopher P. Long's attentive readings of the Protagoras, Gorgias, Phaedo, Apology, and Phaedrus invite us to cultivate the habits of thinking and responding that mark the practices of both Socratic and Platonic politics. Platonic political writing is here experienced in a new way as the contours of a politics of reading emerges in which the community of readers is called to consider how a commitment to speaking the truth and acting toward justice can enrich our lives together.

General

Imprint:	Cambridge UniversityPress
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	November 2014
Authors:	Christopher P. Long
Dimensions:	151 x 238 x 15mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Mixed media product
Pages:	240
ISBN-13:	978-1-107-04035-9
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Political science & theory
LSN:	1-107-04035-3
Barcode:	9781107040359

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