Plato on the limits of human life / Sara Brill.

By focusing on the immortal character of the soul in key Platonic dialogues, the author 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, the author reveals the corr...

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Main Author: Brill, Sara
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Bloomington : Indiana University Press, 2013
Series:Studies in Continental thought.
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Table of Contents:
  • Phaedo. Socratic Prothumia ; The Body-like Soul ; Psychic Geography
  • Republic. City and Soul ; Psychic Fragmentation ; Philosophy in the City ; Politics and Immortality
  • Laws. Psychology for Legislators ; Psychology for the Legislated ; Psychic Excess.