Sex and the Second-Best City - Sex and Society in the Laws of Plato (Hardcover)

"Sex and the Second-Best City" deals with the topics of sex and society in the Laws of Plato with recourse to historical context and modern critical theory. It examines reconstructions of ancient "sexuality" with a view to increased clarification. The text of the Laws is considered, along with many of its literary qualities, its influences and the utopian plan that it proposes. Plato's narrator has outlined a theory by which sexuality can be controlled through the manipulation of people's thoughts. A significant portion of this inquiry deals with education in the hypothetical polis (Magnesia) and the part that this is designed to play specifically in terms of sex-role stereotyping. The Laws spins manliness as the ideal model for citizens to imitate in their mandatory pursuit of virtue. The reformulation of the Magnesian oikos entails a "brave new femininity" in which women must become more like (idealised) men in terms of "manly" enkrateia. Men must become less like women are perceived to be. A law is drafted to ban same-sex activities, considered "womanish," but there is uncertainty over whether or not it will be enforced. Psychology and propaganda, religion, education, the family and government all work together to shape the moral hygiene of Magnesia.

General

Imprint:	Routledge
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Studies in Classics
Release date:	July 2005
First published:	2005
Authors:	Kenneth Royce Moore
Dimensions:	229 x 152 x 23mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	332
ISBN-13:	978-0-415-97273-4
Categories:	Books > Professional & Technical > Technology: general issues > Engineering: general Books > Professional & Technical > Civil engineering, surveying & building > Structural engineering > Soil & rock mechanics Promotions
LSN:	0-415-97273-6
Barcode:	9780415972734

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