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The City-State of the Soul

- Constituting the Self in Plato's Republic

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The City-State of the Soul: Self-Constitution in PlatoΓÇÖs ΓÇ£RepublicΓÇ¥ explores PlatoΓÇÖs idea that the moral life consists in the ΓÇ£foundingΓÇ¥ of oneΓÇÖs own soul. This insight climaxes the long argument of the Republic, and, in particular, its exploration of the complex relation between the city and the human soul. This fruitful picture of the moral life, however, has not received the attention it deserves. Plato shows that the imperative to unify oneΓÇÖs own soul not only lies at the heart of traditional moral prescriptions (e.g., against lying or stealing), but also makes possible a better and more compelling view of the moral life as a whole, and of justice in particular. PlatoΓÇÖs distinctive insight is that justice is above all a creative force. Rather than a relation amongst fully formed individuals, Plato presents justice as the quality by virtue of which a coherent entity (above all, a soul or a city) emerges from a diverse welter of different parts. Justice, then, is the virtue most closely associated with beingΓÇöthe source of its philosophical stature. PlatoΓÇÖs project in the Republic is to present a conception of justice such that it will strike the young, bright and ambitious as a noble pursuit, and a task worthy of their best talents.

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  • Sprog:
  • Engelsk
  • ISBN:
  • 9781498534611
  • Indbinding:
  • Hardback
  • Sideantal:
  • 280
  • Udgivet:
  • 29. april 2016
  • Størrelse:
  • 236x160x26 mm.
  • Vægt:
  • 566 g.
  • 8-11 hverdage.
  • 20. november 2024

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The City-State of the Soul: Self-Constitution in PlatoΓÇÖs ΓÇ£RepublicΓÇ¥ explores PlatoΓÇÖs idea that the moral life consists in the ΓÇ£foundingΓÇ¥ of oneΓÇÖs own soul. This insight climaxes the long argument of the Republic, and, in particular, its exploration of the complex relation between the city and the human soul. This fruitful picture of the moral life, however, has not received the attention it deserves. Plato shows that the imperative to unify oneΓÇÖs own soul not only lies at the heart of traditional moral prescriptions (e.g., against lying or stealing), but also makes possible a better and more compelling view of the moral life as a whole, and of justice in particular. PlatoΓÇÖs distinctive insight is that justice is above all a creative force. Rather than a relation amongst fully formed individuals, Plato presents justice as the quality by virtue of which a coherent entity (above all, a soul or a city) emerges from a diverse welter of different parts. Justice, then, is the virtue most closely associated with beingΓÇöthe source of its philosophical stature. PlatoΓÇÖs project in the Republic is to present a conception of justice such that it will strike the young, bright and ambitious as a noble pursuit, and a task worthy of their best talents.

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