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Philosopher-Kings : The Argument of Plato's Republic by C. D. C. Reeve (2006, Hardcover)

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Philosopher-Kings : The Argument of Plato's Republic, Hardcover by Reeve, C. D. C., ISBN 087220815X, ISBN-13 9780872208155, Brand New, Free shipping in the US Reeve (philosophy, U. of North Carolina-Chapel Hill) develops a unified interpretation of the work, arguing that the popular myths about it constitute a serious misunderstanding of Plato. Having broken from what we think of as Socratism, he says, Plato was left with a problem about justice and the philosophical method. He shows how the wily old Greek solved it. This is a reprint of the 1988 edition, which was published by Princeton University Press. Annotation ©2006 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR ()

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PublisherHackett Publishing Company, Incorporated

ISBN-10087220815X

ISBN-139780872208155

eBay Product ID (ePID)5038714869

Product Key Features

Number of Pages368 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication NamePhilosopher-Kings : the Argument of Plato's Republic

Publication Year2006

SubjectHistory & Surveys / Ancient & Classical

FeaturesReprint

TypeTextbook

Subject AreaPhilosophy

AuthorC. D. C. Reeve

FormatHardcover

Dimensions

Item Weight21 Oz

Item Length6.1 in

Item Width9.1 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceCollege Audience

LCCN2005-055057

ReviewsReeve's brilliant treatment of the unity of Plato's Republic is a unique contribution to our understanding of that dialogue. Elegantly written, philosophically rich, his book stands to this day as one of the most creative readings of a Platonic dialogue of the past several decades. No one interested in Plato's ethics, political thought, and moral psychology can afford to neglect the striking and provocative way in which Reeve traces the parallel structures of Plato's literary masterpiece. --Michael L. Morgan, Indiana University, Philosopher-Kings broke new ground on its first appearance by delivering to an audience accustomed to looking for flaws in Plato's thinking an interpretation of the Republic that celebrates the coherence of Plato's argument as it ramifies through every cranny of that controversial work. Reeve's book swiftly became a classic of Platonic scholarship and has never lost its grip. Its reissue by Hackett is a very welcome event. --G. R. F. Ferrari, University of California, Berkeley, Philosopher-Kings is a remarkable book, in the breadth of its scope as well as in the texture of its execution. It constitutes the most ambitious contemporary reading of the Republic , the most persistent, single-minded effort to give a unified reading of this immensely complex text. It is innovative in its attention not to a particular passage, argument, or theory on Plato's part, but to the whole of the Republic as a deeply coherent text, with no loose ends. --Alexander Nehamas, Princeton University

Dewey Edition22

Dewey Decimal321/.07

Edition DescriptionReprint

SynopsisPhilosopher-Kings broke new ground on its first appearance by delivering to an audience accustomed to looking for flaws in Plato's thinking an interpretation of the Republic that celebrates the coherence of Plato's argument as it ramifies through every cranny of that controversial work. Reeve's book swiftly became a classic of Platonic scholarship and has never lost its grip. Its reissue by Hackett is a very welcome event. --G. R. F. Ferrari, University of California, Berkeley

LC Classification NumberJC71.P6R43 2006