Socrates and the State

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Richard Kraut

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This fresh outlook on Socrates' political philosophy in Plato's early dialogues argues that it is both more subtle and less authoritarian than has been supposed. Focusing on the Crito, Richard Kraut shows that Plato explains Socrates' refusal to escape from jail and his acceptance of the death penalty as arising not from philosophy that requires blind obedience to every legal command but from a highly balanced compromise between the state and the citizen. In addition, Professor Kraut contends that our contemporary notions of civil disobedience and generalization arguments are not present in this dialogue.

Author Biography:

Richard Kraut, Charles and Emma Morrison Professor in the Humanities at Northwestern University, is author of Aristotle on the Human Good (Princeton).

Release date NZ

July 21st, 1987

Author

Richard Kraut

Audiences

Professional & Vocational
Tertiary Education (US: College)

Pages

350

Dimensions

140x216x20

ISBN-13

9780691022413

Product ID

2800121

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