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The last several decades have witnessed an explosion of research in
Platonic philosophy. A central focus of his philosophical effort,
Plato's psychology is of interest both in its own right and as
fundamental to his metaphysical and moral theories. This anthology
offers, for the first time, a collection of the best classic and
recent essays on cenral topics of Plato's psychological theory,
including essays on the nature of the soul, studies of the
tripartite soul for which Plato argues in the Republic, and
analyses of his varied arguments for immortality. With a
comprehensive introduction to the major issues of Plato's
psychology and an up-to-date bibliography of work on the relevant
issues, this much-needed text makes the study of Plato's psychology
accessible to scholars in ancient Greek philosophy, classics, and
history of psychology.
The field of ancient Greek ethics is increasingly emerging as a
major branch of philosophical enquiry, and students and scholars of
ancient philosophy will find this Companion to be a rich and
invaluable guide to the themes and movements which characterised
the discipline from the Pre-Socratics to the Neo-Platonists.
Several chapters are dedicated to the central figures of Plato and
Aristotle, and others explore the ethical thought of the Stoics,
the Epicureans, the Skeptics, and Plotinus. Further chapters
examine important themes that cut across these schools, including
virtue and happiness, friendship, elitism, impartiality, and the
relationship between ancient eudaimonism and modern morality.
Written by leading scholars and drawing on cutting-edge research to
illuminate the questions of ancient ethics, the book will provide
students and specialists with an indispensable critical overview of
the full range of ancient Greek ethics.
The field of ancient Greek ethics is increasingly emerging as a
major branch of philosophical enquiry, and students and scholars of
ancient philosophy will find this Companion to be a rich and
invaluable guide to the themes and movements which characterised
the discipline from the Pre-Socratics to the Neo-Platonists.
Several chapters are dedicated to the central figures of Plato and
Aristotle, and others explore the ethical thought of the Stoics,
the Epicureans, the Skeptics, and Plotinus. Further chapters
examine important themes that cut across these schools, including
virtue and happiness, friendship, elitism, impartiality, and the
relationship between ancient eudaimonism and modern morality.
Written by leading scholars and drawing on cutting-edge research to
illuminate the questions of ancient ethics, the book will provide
students and specialists with an indispensable critical overview of
the full range of ancient Greek ethics.
Long understudied, Plato's Laws has been the object of renewed
attention in the past decade and is now considered to be his major
work of political philosophy besides the Republic. In his last
dialogue, Plato returns to the project of describing the foundation
of a just city and sketches in considerable detail its
constitution, laws and other social institutions. Written by
leading Platonists, the essays in this volume cover a wide range of
topics central for understanding the Laws, such as the aim of the
Laws as a whole, the ethical psychology of the Laws, especially its
views of pleasure and non-rational motivations, and whether and, if
so, how the strict law code of the Laws can encourage genuine
virtue. They make an important contribution to ongoing debates and
will open up fresh lines of inquiry for further research.
Long understudied, Plato's Laws has been the object of renewed
attention in the past decade and is now considered to be his major
work of political philosophy besides the Republic. In his last
dialogue, Plato returns to the project of describing the foundation
of a just city and sketches in considerable detail its
constitution, laws and other social institutions. Written by
leading Platonists, the essays in this volume cover a wide range of
topics central for understanding the Laws, such as the aim of the
Laws as a whole, the ethical psychology of the Laws, especially its
views of pleasure and non-rational motivations, and whether and, if
so, how the strict law code of the Laws can encourage genuine
virtue. They make an important contribution to ongoing debates and
will open up fresh lines of inquiry for further research.
Plato's Utopia Recast is an illuminating reappraisal of Plato's
later works, which reveals radical changes in his ethical and
political theory. Christopher Bobonich argues that in these works
Plato both rethinks and revises important positions which he held
in his better-known earlier works such as the Republic and the
Phaedo. Bobonich analyses Plato's shift from a deeply pessimistic
view of non-philosophers in the Republic, where he held that only
philosophers were capable of virtue and happiness, to his far more
optimistic position in the Laws, where he holds that the
constitution and laws of his ideal city of Magnesia would allow all
citizens to achieve a truly good life. Bobonich sheds light on how
this and other highly significant changes in Plato's views are
grounded in changes in his psychology and epistemology. This book
will change our understanding of Plato. His controversial moral and
political theory, so influential in Western thought, will
henceforth be seen in a new light.
Plato's Utopia Recast is an illuminating reappraisal of Plato's later works, which reveals radical changes in his ethical and political theory. Christopher Bobonich examines later dialogues, with a special emphasis upon the Laws, and argues that in these late works Plato both rethinks and revises the basic ethical and political positions that he held in his better known earlier works, such as the Republic. This book will change our understanding of Plato. His controversial moral and political theory, so influential in Western thought, will henceforth be seen in a new light.
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