Laws (World Philosophers and Their Works)
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- Author: Aristocles
- First Published: 1804
- Genres: Nonfiction, Philosophy
Context
Plato’s three great political treatises, Politeia (middle period, 388-368 b.c.e.; Republic, 1701), Politikos (later period, 365-361 b.c.e.; Statesman, 1804), and the Laws, are undoubtedly unsurpassed in their influence on political thought. The first two represent Plato’s attempt to argue for and describe the political body and the ruler that would be the best or ideal, and there is a serious question as to whether he believed these ideals to be possible. Some hold that the Republic represents Plato’s attempt to sketch the...
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