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Plato's Second Republic

- An Essay on the Laws
Af: Andre Laks Engelsk Hardback

Plato's Second Republic

- An Essay on the Laws
Af: Andre Laks Engelsk Hardback
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An argument for why Plato’s Laws can be considered his most important political dialogueIn Plato's Second Republic, André Laks argues that the Laws, Plato’s last and longest dialogue, is also his most important political work, surpassing the Republic in historical relevance. Laks offers a thorough reappraisal of this less renowned text, and examines how it provides a critical foundation for the principles of lawmaking. In doing so, he makes clear the tremendous impact the Laws had not only on political philosophy, but also on modern political history. Laks shows how the four central ideas in the Laws—the corruptibility of unchecked power, the rule of law, a “middle” constitution, and the political necessity of legislative preambles—are articulated within an intricate and masterful literary architecture. He reveals how the work develops a theological conception of law anchored in political ideas about a god, divine reason, that is the measure of political order. Laks’s reading opens a complex analysis of the relationships between rulers and citizens; their roles in a political system; the power of reason and persuasion, as opposed to force, in commanding obedience; and the place of freedom. Plato's Second Republic presents a sophisticated reevaluation of a philosophical work that has exerted an enormous if often hidden influence even into the present day.
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An argument for why Plato’s Laws can be considered his most important political dialogueIn Plato's Second Republic, André Laks argues that the Laws, Plato’s last and longest dialogue, is also his most important political work, surpassing the Republic in historical relevance. Laks offers a thorough reappraisal of this less renowned text, and examines how it provides a critical foundation for the principles of lawmaking. In doing so, he makes clear the tremendous impact the Laws had not only on political philosophy, but also on modern political history. Laks shows how the four central ideas in the Laws—the corruptibility of unchecked power, the rule of law, a “middle” constitution, and the political necessity of legislative preambles—are articulated within an intricate and masterful literary architecture. He reveals how the work develops a theological conception of law anchored in political ideas about a god, divine reason, that is the measure of political order. Laks’s reading opens a complex analysis of the relationships between rulers and citizens; their roles in a political system; the power of reason and persuasion, as opposed to force, in commanding obedience; and the place of freedom. Plato's Second Republic presents a sophisticated reevaluation of a philosophical work that has exerted an enormous if often hidden influence even into the present day.
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Sprog: Engelsk
Sider: 296
ISBN-13: 9780691233130
Indbinding: Hardback
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ISBN-10: 0691233136
Kategori: Antikkens filosofi
Udg. Dato: 29 nov 2022
Længde: 27mm
Bredde: 243mm
Højde: 164mm
Forlag: Princeton University Press
Oplagsdato: 29 nov 2022
Forfatter(e): Andre Laks
Forfatter(e) Andre Laks


Kategori Antikkens filosofi


ISBN-13 9780691233130


Sprog Engelsk


Indbinding Hardback


Sider 296


Udgave


Længde 27mm


Bredde 243mm


Højde 164mm


Udg. Dato 29 nov 2022


Oplagsdato 29 nov 2022


Forlag Princeton University Press

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