PHILOSOPHY AND POLITICAL COMPULSION. AN ANALYSIS OF THE BEGINNING OF BOOK I OF PLATO'S 'REPUBLIC'

• Authors: Mordarski R.
• Languages of publication: PL

Abstracts

EN

The importance of the introduction to the first book of Plato's 'Republic' has been underrated by the contemporary scholars. However, the scene in question is of great importance for understanding the relations between philosophy and politics, and the very sense of political philosophy. Leo Strauss and his school (A. Bloom, S. Rosen, S. Benardete) have presented a very influential interpretation of this introductory scene of Plato's 'Republic'. This article gives an account of that interpretation and points out how the Straussians use a new method of reading Plato's philosophy in a political context.

Keywords

EN

PHILOSOPHY & POLITICS RELATIONS; PLATO - NEW READING METHOD

Discipline

• PHILOSOPHY: PHILOSOPHY

• Publisher: Polska Akademia Umiejętności / Uniwersytet Jagielloński
• Journal: Kwartalnik Filozoficzny
• Year: 2007
• Volume: 35
• Issue: 4
• Pages: 43-62
• Document type: ARTICLE

Contributors

author

Mordarski R.

• R. Mordarski, Uniwersytet Kazimierza Wielkiego w Bydgoszczy, Instytut Filozofii i Socjologii, ul.Powstanców Wielkopolskich 2, 85-090 Bydgoszcz, Poland

Identifiers

CEJSH db identifier

08PLAAAA03557228