Justice in Plato''s Republic - The Lessons of Book 1

"Though it is thought that for Plato in the Republic justice is internal, a matter of relations among the parts of a city or soul, this book contends that in Book 1, justice - both political and personal - is external and other-regarding"--

List of contents

1. Appreciating republic 1; 2. Cephalus: just-in time; 3. Polemarchus: friends and enemies; 4. Thrasymachus on 'the just'; 5. No one rules willingly; 6. The better man, the better life; 7. Justice springs internal.

About the author

Roslyn Weiss is Professor Emerita of Philosophy at Lehigh University. She is the author of Socrates Dissatisfied: An Analysis of Plato's 'Crito' (1998); Virtue in the Cave: Moral Inquiry in Plato's 'Meno' (2001); The Socratic Paradox and Its Enemies (2006); and Philosophers in the 'Republic': Plato's Two Paradigms (2012).

Summary

Though it is thought that for Plato in the Republic justice is internal, a matter of relations among the parts of a city or soul, this book contends that in Book 1, justice – both political and personal – is external and other-regarding.

Foreword

Offering an in-depth commentary on Plato's Republic Book 1, Weiss's book explores its many insights concerning justice.

Product details

• Authors: Roslyn Weiss, Roslyn (Lehigh University Weiss, Weiss Roslyn
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.01.2025
• EAN: 9781009466523
• ISBN: 978-1-0-0946652-3
• No. of pages: 218
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature > Fairytales, sagas, legends; Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative literary studies; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Philosophy: antiquity to present day; History of Ideas, Ancient Greece, HISTORY / Social History, PHILOSOPHY / History & Surveys / Ancient & Classical, LITERARY COLLECTIONS / General, Classical texts, Ancient Greek and Roman philosophy, Western philosophy: Ancient, to c 500, Ancient, classical and medieval texts