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This book explores the life-history of the individual within the context of Plato’s social thought. The author examines Plato’s treatment of the principal crises in an individual life - birth, educational selection, sex, the individual’s contract with society, old age, death, and life after death – and provides an unprecedented analysis of Plato’s theory of genetics as it appears in the Timaeus. Comparisons are made with contemporary developments in anthropology, sociology, and comparative myth but without losing sight of the fact that Plato, whilst having much to say to the modern world, was not a modern.
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This book explores the life-history of the individual within the context of Plato’s social thought. The author examines Plato’s treatment of the principal crises in an individual life - birth, educational selection, sex, the individual’s contract with society, old age, death, and life after death – and provides an unprecedented analysis of Plato’s theory of genetics as it appears in the Timaeus. Comparisons are made with contemporary developments in anthropology, sociology, and comparative myth but without losing sight of the fact that Plato, whilst having much to say to the modern world, was not a modern.
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What is Plato and the Individual (RLE: Plato) about?
This book explores the life-history of the individual within the context of Plato’s social thought. The author examines Plato’s treatment of the principal crises in an individual life - birth, educational selection, sex, the individual’s contract with society, old age, death, and life after death – and provides an unprecedented analysis of Plato’s theory of genetics as it appears in the Timaeus. Comparisons are made with contemporary developments in anthropology, sociology, and comparative myth but without losing sight of the fact that Plato, whilst having much to say to the modern world, was not a modern.
What core themes, tropes, or subjects are explored in Plato and the Individual (RLE: Plato)?
Philosophy and Religion > Philosophy > Philosophical traditions and schools of thought > Ancient Greek and Roman philosophy
Where can I read a sample of Plato and the Individual (RLE: Plato)?
You can read an official preview of the few pages here https://www.book2look.com/book/9781136235955
Is Plato and the Individual (RLE: Plato) part of a series, and can it be read as a standalone?
Yes it is a part of series Routledge Library Editions: Plato
Who is/are the Author/s of the book Plato and the Individual (RLE: Plato)?
David Rankin
What are the ISBN numbers for the physical and digital editions?
Plato and the Individual (RLE: Plato) is available as ebook(ISBN 9781136235955) and pdf(ISBN 9781136235962)