The transformation of Plato's Republic /

"Kenneth Dorter, in a passage-by-passage analysis, traces Plato's depiction of how the most basic forms of human functioning and social justice contain the seed of their evolution into increasingly complex structures, as well as the seed of their degeneration. Dorter also examines Plato�...

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Main Author: Dorter, Kenneth, 1940-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Lanham, MD : Lexington Books, ©2006.
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