Ruling Bodies - A Study of Coercion and Punishment in Plato s Republic, Laws, and

This book examines how Plato theorized about coercion and punishment in the Republic, the Laws, and the Gorgias. It highlights a problem in the way we understand coercion in modern politics, and then offers a new framework and context for thinking about this.

List of contents

Introduction: Why We Should Inquire
Chapter 1: The Republic
Chapter 2: The Laws
Chapter 3: The Gorgias
Conclusion: Coercion in the Statecraft of Hobbes

About the author

Robin Varma is communications officer at Health Canada. He received his Ph.D. in political science from Carleton University.

Summary

This book examines how Plato theorized about coercion and punishment in the Republic, the Laws, and the Gorgias. It highlights a problem in the way we understand coercion in modern politics, and then offers a new framework and context for thinking about this.

Product details

• Authors: Robin Varma
• Publisher: Lexington Books
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.07.2022
• EAN: 9781666907292
• ISBN: 978-1-66690-729-2
• No. of pages: 172
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Philosophy > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; Political Ideologies, PHILOSOPHY / Political, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Ideologies / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / History & Theory, Social & political philosophy, Political science & theory