Plato as critical theorist
Is there any point in thinking about the best possible society? Over the last decade or so, a number of political philosophers have argued that such "ideal theory" is a dangerous distraction from the concrete power struggles that make up "real politics." Jonny Thakkar takes a dif...
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Cambridge, Massachusetts
Harvard University Press,
2018.
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Table of Contents:
- What is philosophy for?
- Why philosophers should rule
- The beautiful city
- Plato and Athens
- Historical possibility
- Philosopher-citizens
- Plato as critical theorist.