Transformation of Plato's Republic (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780739111871)

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: 0739111876
ISBN-13: 9780739111871
Publisher: Lexington Books
Language: English
Published: 01/01/2006
Pages: 408
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.62lbs
Size: 9.30h x 6.30w x 1.45d

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