Perceiving Plato's Concern
Published on 31. March 2025
220 pages
978-1-040-31904-8 (ISBN)
Description
This book mainly delves into the practical moral poetics in Plato's late masterpiece, the Laws, and applies a comparative approach to Plato's philosophizing and the Chinese way of thinking in the domains of art-making, cultivating a good life, and music-poetry education.
Plato's main concern is psychic and correct education as the foundation of character building, coupled with the development of ideal guardians or perfect citizens. Such education requires a suitable use of allegories, myths, and poems, because it involves not only youngsters but also non-philosophers. Saturated with poetic wisdom, it enhances philosophical learning and human becoming in effect and sheds light on how to live a worthwhile life in praxis.
What is discussed herein will interest students and scholars of ancient Greek philosophy, classical studies, art theory, Chinese thought and poetry education, among others.
Plato's main concern is psychic and correct education as the foundation of character building, coupled with the development of ideal guardians or perfect citizens. Such education requires a suitable use of allegories, myths, and poems, because it involves not only youngsters but also non-philosophers. Saturated with poetic wisdom, it enhances philosophical learning and human becoming in effect and sheds light on how to live a worthwhile life in praxis.
What is discussed herein will interest students and scholars of ancient Greek philosophy, classical studies, art theory, Chinese thought and poetry education, among others.
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Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
File size
1,21 MB
ISBN-13
978-1-040-31904-8 (9781040319048)
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Keping Wang (i.e., Wang Keping) is a fellow of Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (CASS) and a professor of philosophy at CASS University, China. His research areas include East-West aesthetics, classical studies, and cultural philosophy.
Content
1. Allegorical Exposition of the Soul 2. Poetic Wisdom in the Myth of Er 3. Psychic Education in the Philosophical Way 4. Telos of "The Truest Tragedy" 5. Moral Poetics in View of Politics 6. Instructing in the Storied Way 7. A Classical Prototype of the Play Theory 8. Critique of the Theatrocracy 9. Expectation of the Art of Music 10. Platonic Mimesis and Chinese Moxie 11. In Search of the Good Life
