The Transformation of Plato's Republic (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780739111888)

Author Ken Dorter, in a passage-by-passage analysis traces Plato's depiction of how the most basic forms of human functioning and social justice contain the seed of their evolution into increasingly complex structures, as well as the seed of their degeneration. Dorter also traces Plato's tendency to begin an investigation with models based on rigid distinctions for the sake of clarity, which are subsequently transformed into more fluid conceptions that no longer sacrifice complexity and subtlety for clarity.

Author: Kenneth Dorter
ISBN-10: 0739111884
ISBN-13: 9780739111888
Publisher: Lexington Books
Language: English
Published: 01/01/2006
Pages: 408
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.34lbs
Size: 8.96h x 6.78w x 1.14d

Review Citation(s):
Choice 07/01/2006 pg. 2075