Liberation and Authority - Nicholas Thorne

Liberation and Authority

Plato's Gorgias, the First Book of the Republic, and Thucydides

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Buch | Hardcover
292 Seiten
2021
Lexington Books (Verlag)
978-1-7936-3904-2 (ISBN)
117,20 inkl. MwSt
Liberation and Authority provides original, comparative readings of Plato’s Gorgias, the first book of the Republic, and Thucydides’ History, arguing that they share similarities not only in the oft-noted “natural justice” of Callicles, Thrasymachus, and the Melian Dialogue, but also in a development that runs through the whole of each.
Liberation and Authority: Plato's Gorgias, the First Book of the Republic, and Thucydides

provides a comparative treatment of Plato’s Gorgias, the first book of the Republic, and Thucydides’ History, arguing that they share similarities not only in the oft-noted “natural justice” of Callicles, Thrasymachus, and the Melian Dialogue, but also in a development that runs through the whole of each work. Nicholas Thorne argues that all three works give an account of the collapse of the authority of an older ethical order, out of which a subjective spirit arises that strives to liberate itself from all limits on its own activity. The readings of Plato give a new account of each work that shows how the logic of the arguments is inextricably bound together with the literary detail, including each work’s structure. The account of Thucydides argues for certain new interpretive concepts, such as the idea that the whole is greater than the sum of its parts, while also providing a new look at a number of familiar theses, such as the three-step structure running through the whole. Taken together, these works provide complementary reflections on a development profoundly relevant to our own time.

Nicholas Thorne received his PhD in classics and ancient philosophy from the University of Pittsburgh.

Introduction

Thucydides: Introduction

(1) Periclean Athens

(2) Post-Periclean Athens

(3) Alcibiadean Athens

Thucydides: Conclusion

Plato – A Holistic Approach to the Gorgias and Republic I

The Gorgias: Introduction

Shame and the Ad Hominem Arguments

(1) Gorgias

(2) Polus

(3) Callicles

How Callicles is Good: Platonic Doctrine in the Gorgias

Socrates in the Gorgias

Republic I

(1) Cephalus

(2) Polemarchus

(3) Thrasymachus

Republic I: Conclusion

The Gorgias and the First Book of the Republic: Connections and Comparison

Conclusion

Works Cited

Erscheinungsdatum
Verlagsort Lanham, MD
Sprache englisch
Maße 164 x 228 mm
Gewicht 617 g
Themenwelt Geschichte Allgemeine Geschichte Vor- und Frühgeschichte
Geisteswissenschaften Geschichte Regional- / Ländergeschichte
Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Philosophie Altertum / Antike
ISBN-10 1-7936-3904-3 / 1793639043
ISBN-13 978-1-7936-3904-2 / 9781793639042
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