Sex and the Second-Best City - Sex and Society in the Laws of Plato

Sex and the Second-Best City deals with the topics of sex and society in the Laws of Plato with recourse to historical context and modern critical theory. It examines reconstructions of ancient "sexuality" with a view to increased clarification. The text of the Laws is considered, along with many of its literary qualities, its influences and the utopian plan that it proposes.

List of contents

Abbreviations Currency Conversion Preface 1. Modern Theory, Ancient 'Sexuality' 2. The Laws in Context 3. Educating Magnesia: Developmental Psychology and Sex Role Stereotyping. 4. ANAPEIA: A Special Definition for Magnesia 5. Sex, the Myth of the Family and Plato's Stepchildren 6. A Brave New Femininity 7. Magnesian Moral Hygiene: Same-Sex Relations, Pleasure and Madness 8. General Conclusions Bibliography

About the author

Kenneth Royce Moore

Summary

Sex and the Second-Best City deals with the topics of sex and society in the Laws of Plato with recourse to historical context and modern critical theory. It examines reconstructions of ancient "sexuality" with a view to increased clarification. The text of the Laws is considered, along with many of its literary qualities, its influences and the utopian plan that it proposes.

Product details

• Authors: Kenneth Royce Moore
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 22.12.2014
• EAN: 9780415762779
• ISBN: 978-0-415-76277-9
• No. of pages: 332
• Series: Studies in Classics; Studies in Classics
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Antiquity; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Technology > General, dictionaries