Glaucon's Fate
History, Myth, and Character in Plato's Republic
Published on 6. November 2018
Book
Paperback/Softback
295 pages
978-1-58988-134-1 (ISBN)
Description
Centering on the question whether conversation can shape the soul, Glaucon's Fate is a powerful new interpretation of Plato's Republic.
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Language
English
Place of publication
New Jersey
United States
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Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 154 mm
Thickness: 24 mm
Weight
471 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-58988-134-1 (9781589881341)
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Jacob Howland is McFarlin Professor of Philosophy at the University of Tulsa, where he teaches in the Honors Program as well as in philosophy. He has written and lectured on the work of Plato, Aristotle, Xenophon, and Hegel, among others. He is the author of The Republic: The Odyssey of Philosophy, The Paradox of Political Philosophy: Socrates' Philosophic Trial, Kierkegaard and Socrates, and Plato and the Talmud.
Content
Introduction: Saving the Myth: The Epic Struggle and Cosmic Voyage of the Republic
Chapter 1: Glaucon's Fate: The Historical and Literary Evidence
Chapter 2: Socrates' Music: Glaucon and the Measures of the Republic
Chapter 3: Tyranny, Poetry, and Science: Critias in the Fragments and the Dialogues
Chapter 4: Channeling Critias: The Road to Callipolis
Chapter 5: Disgracing the Song: The Myths of Callipolis
Chapter 6: Philosophy in Eclipse: Socrates and the Kings of Callipolis
Chapter 7: Socrates Reborn: Myth, Memory, and the Salvation of Philosophy
Chapter 1: Glaucon's Fate: The Historical and Literary Evidence
Chapter 2: Socrates' Music: Glaucon and the Measures of the Republic
Chapter 3: Tyranny, Poetry, and Science: Critias in the Fragments and the Dialogues
Chapter 4: Channeling Critias: The Road to Callipolis
Chapter 5: Disgracing the Song: The Myths of Callipolis
Chapter 6: Philosophy in Eclipse: Socrates and the Kings of Callipolis
Chapter 7: Socrates Reborn: Myth, Memory, and the Salvation of Philosophy