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Plato: Laws 10 - Translated with an introduction and commentary (Hardcover)
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Plato: Laws 10 - Translated with an introduction and commentary (Hardcover)
Series: Clarendon Plato Series
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The Laws is Plato's last and longest dialogue. Although it has been
neglected (compared to such works as the Republic and Symposium),
it is beginning to receive a great deal of scholarly attention.
Book 10 of the Laws contains Plato's fullest defence of the
existence of the gods, and his last word on their nature, as well
as a presentation and defence of laws against impiety (e.g.
atheism). Plato's primary aim is to defend the idea that the gods
exist and that they are good - this latter meaning that they do not
neglect human beings and cannot be swayed by prayers and sacrifices
to overlook injustice. As such, the Laws is an important text for
anyone interested in ancient Greek religion, philosophy, and
politics generally, and the later thought of Plato in particular.
Robert Mayhew presents a new translation, with commentary, of Book
10 of the Laws. His primary aim in the translation is fidelity to
the Greek. His commentary focuses on philosophical issues (broadly
understood to include religion and politics), and deals with
philological matters only when doing so serves to better explain
those issues. Knowledge of Greek is not assumed, and the Greek that
does appear has been transliterated. It is the first commentary in
English of any kind on Laws 10 for nearly 140 years.
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