Socrates and the State. - KRAUT, R.,
KORTE INHOUD
'In this closely-argued book Professor Kraut attempts to reconstruct from the early Platonic dialogues Socrates' views on the grounds and limits of political authority, on the value of democracy and on the possibility of expertise in the moral and political sphere. (...) the central focus is the 'Crito'; six of the eight chapters are devoted to a meticulous and exhaustive defence of the thesis that Socrates' position in that dialogue is far less authoritarian than has been maintained by virtually all commentators. (...) The core of the book is the 'liberal' interpretation of the 'Crito', which K. presents in two stages. Against those (...) who assert that in this dialogue Plato argues for absolute, blind submission to the state he cites Socrates' insistence that one must act unjustly, a principle which, as is shown by his refusal to abandon his philosophical mission ('Apol.', 29c-d), justifies disobedience to the state when the latter requires unjust action on the part of the individual. (...) More controvers...
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1984Uitgever: Princeton University Press350 paginasTaal: EngelsISBN-10: 0691022410ISBN-13: 9780691022413Koop dit boek tweedehands
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Princeton, n.d. Paperback reprint ed.1984. XII,338p. Paperback. Signature on free endpaper. [Antiquarian] [Auteur: KRAUT, R.,] [Uitgever: Princeton University Press] [Jaar: 1984] [Titel: Socrates and the State.]
