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Plato's Cosmology and its Ethical Dimensions (Hardcover)
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Plato's Cosmology and its Ethical Dimensions (Hardcover)
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This work fills a gap in the Platonic literature. Though much has
been written on Plato's ethics, his cosmology has received little
attention in recent times, and its importance for his ethical
thought has remained virtually unexplored. Focusing especially on
the Timaeus, Philebus, Politicus and Laws, the book reveals a
strongly symbiotic relation between cosmic and human order. It is
argued that in his late period Plato presents a picture of an
organic universe, endowed with structure and intrinsic value. Such
a universe may serve as an ethical paradigm for humans even in the
absence of good political institutions. But human beings in turn
have responsibility for improving the overall quality of the
universe, of which they are a part. The book breaks new ground both
in its systematic presentation of Plato's late cosmology and in its
highlighting of the close connections between that and the
development of his ethics.
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