Inquiry into politics : a study of Plato's Politicus
Abstract/Contents
- Abstract
- Plato's Politicus depicts a philosophical investigation of the knowledge that characterizes a good political ruler. I argue that the Politicus develops a complex, general purpose methodology for inquiring into subjects about which one's starting beliefs may not be reliable. The methodology relies on a metaphysical comparison between the objects of philosophical inquiry and the letters and words of language. I show how the political content of the Politicus, including its criticism of the rule of law and its treatment of the virtues of courage and moderation, is shaped by the methodology and its metaphysical basis.
Description
| Type of resource | text |
|---|---|
| Form | electronic resource; remote; computer; online resource |
| Extent | 1 online resource. |
| Place | California |
| Place | [Stanford, California] |
| Publisher | [Stanford University] |
| Copyright date | 2018; ©2018 |
| Publication date | 2018; 2018 |
| Issuance | monographic |
| Language | English |
Creators/Contributors
| Author | Duffy, Huw |
|---|---|
| Degree supervisor | Bobonich, Christopher |
| Thesis advisor | Bobonich, Christopher |
| Thesis advisor | Code, Alan Dodd, 1951- |
| Thesis advisor | Ober, Josiah |
| Degree committee member | Code, Alan Dodd, 1951- |
| Degree committee member | Ober, Josiah |
| Associated with | Stanford University, Department of Philosophy. |
Subjects
| Genre | Theses |
|---|---|
| Genre | Text |
Bibliographic information
| Statement of responsibility | Huw Duffy. |
|---|---|
| Note | Submitted to the Department of Philosophy. |
| Thesis | Thesis Ph.D. Stanford University 2018. |
| Location | electronic resource |
Access conditions
- Copyright
- © 2018 by Huw Trevor Duffy
- License
- This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial 3.0 Unported license (CC BY-NC).
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