Liberation and Authority: Plato's Gorgias, the First Book of the Republic, and Thucydides
Author:   Nicholas Thorne
Publisher:   Lexington Books
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9781793639042


Pages:   292
Publication Date:   15 May 2021
Format:   Hardback
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Author:   Nicholas Thorne
Publisher:   Lexington Books
Imprint:   Lexington Books
Dimensions:   Width: 16.40cm , Height: 2.70cm , Length: 22.80cm
Weight:   0.617kg
ISBN:  

9781793639042


ISBN 10:   1793639043
Pages:   292
Publication Date:   15 May 2021
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Introduction Thucydides: Introduction (1) Periclean Athens (2) Post-Periclean Athens (3) Alcibiadean Athens Thucydides: Conclusion Plato – A Holistic Approach to the Gorgias and Republic I The Gorgias: Introduction Shame and the Ad Hominem Arguments (1) Gorgias (2) Polus (3) Callicles How Callicles is Good: Platonic Doctrine in the Gorgias Socrates in the Gorgias Republic I (1) Cephalus (2) Polemarchus (3) Thrasymachus Republic I: Conclusion The Gorgias and the First Book of the Republic: Connections and Comparison Conclusion Works Cited

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Combining careful scholarship with brilliant commentary, this book does far more than show us how Thucydides and Plato understood their cultural crisis. Using them as a distant mirror, it gives us glimpses of solutions to our own. --Patrick Lee Miller, Duquesne University


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Nicholas Thorne received his PhD in classics and ancient philosophy from the University of Pittsburgh.

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