Plato on the Limits of Human Life - (Studies in Continental Thought) 2nd Edition by Sara Brill (Hardcover)
Similar Products
Products of same category from the store
All
Product info
<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>Brill's sensitivity to dramatic elements and discursive strategies in Plato's dialogues illuminates the intimate connection between city and soul.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><p>By focusing on the immortal character of the soul in key Platonic dialogues, Sara Brill shows how Plato thought of the soul as remarkably flexible, complex, and indicative of the inner workings of political life and institutions. As she explores the character of the soul, Brill reveals the corrective function that law and myth serve. If the soul is limitless, she claims, then the city must serve a regulatory or prosthetic function and prop up good political institutions against the threat of the soul's excess. Brill's sensitivity to dramatic elements and discursive strategies in Plato's dialogues illuminates the intimate connection between city and soul.</p><p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br><p>[This is] a book that is an ambitious, well-researched and provocative scholarly reflection on soul in the Platonic corpus.</p>-- "Polis"<br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br><p>Sara Brill is Associate Professor of Philosophy at Fairfield University.</p>
Price History
Price Archive shows prices from various stores, lets you see history and find the cheapest. There is no actual sale on the website. For all support, inquiry and suggestion messages communication@pricearchive.us