Plato's critique of impure reason : on goodness and truth in the Republic /
In this book, D.C. Schindler begins with a diagnosis of the crisis of reason in contemporary culture as a background to the study of the Republic. He then sets out a philosophical interpretation of the dialogue in five chapters: an analysis of Book I that shows the inherent violence and dogmatism of...
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Format: | eBook |
Language: | English |
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Washington, D.C. :
Catholic University of America Press,
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Summary: | In this book, D.C. Schindler begins with a diagnosis of the crisis of reason in contemporary culture as a background to the study of the Republic. He then sets out a philosophical interpretation of the dialogue in five chapters: an analysis of Book I that shows the inherent violence and dogmatism of skepticism; a reading of goodness as cause of both being and appearance; a discussion of the dramatic reversals in the images Socrates uses for the idea of the good; and exploration of the role of the person of Socrates in the Republic; and a confrontation between the "defenselessness" of philosophy and the violence of sophistry. Finally, in a substantial coda, the book presents a new interpretation of the old quarrel between philosophy and art through an analysis of Book 10. |
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Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xii, 358 pages) |
Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 337-351) and index. |
ISBN: | 9780813218304 0813218306 |