Plato's Cretan City
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Plato's Cretan City

A Historical Interpretation of the Laws

  1. 648 pages
  2. English
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Plato's Cretan City

A Historical Interpretation of the Laws

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Plato's Cretan City is a thorough investigation into the roots of Plato's Laws and a compelling explication of his ideas on legislation and social institutions. A dialogue among three travelers, the Laws proposes a detailed plan for administering a new colony on the island of Crete. In examining this dialogue, Glenn Morrow describes the contemporary Greek institutions in Athens, Crete, and Sparta on which Plato based his model city, and explores the philosopher's proposed regulations concerning property, the family, government, and the administration of justice, education, and religion. He approaches the Laws as both a living document of reform and a philosophical inquiry into humankind's highest earthly duty.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover Page
  2. Halftitle Page
  3. Title Page
  4. Copyright Page
  5. Dedication
  6. Contents
  7. Analytical Table of Contents
  8. Foreword (1993), by Charles H. Kahn
  9. Preface
  10. ADDITIONAL ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
  11. Bibliographical Abbreviations
  12. Halftitle Page-a
  13. Introduction
  14. PART ONE: THREE HISTORICAL STATES
  15. PART TWO: PLATO’S CITY
  16. PART THREE: PLATO’S PRINCIPLES
  17. Retrospect
  18. General Index
  19. Index of Passages
  20. Index of Modern Authors Cited