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Liberation and Authority

Plato's Gorgias, the First Book of the Republic, and Thucydides

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Exploring the themes of justice and authority, this work offers comparative analyses of Plato's Gorgias, the Republic, and Thucydides' History. It highlights shared concepts, particularly the notion of "natural justice" as articulated by figures like Callicles and Thrasymachus, as well as in the Melian Dialogue. The author argues that these texts exhibit a continuous development of ideas that reveal deeper connections between their philosophical and historical contexts.

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Liberation and Authority, Nicholas Thorne

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Jaar van publicatie
2021
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Ondertitel
Plato's Gorgias, the First Book of the Republic, and Thucydides
Taal
Engels
Uitgever
RLPG/Galleys
Jaar van publicatie
2021
Formaat
Hardcover
Aantal pagina's
292
ISBN13
9781793639042
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Exploring the themes of justice and authority, this work offers comparative analyses of Plato's Gorgias, the Republic, and Thucydides' History. It highlights shared concepts, particularly the notion of "natural justice" as articulated by figures like Callicles and Thrasymachus, as well as in the Melian Dialogue. The author argues that these texts exhibit a continuous development of ideas that reveal deeper connections between their philosophical and historical contexts.