City and soul in Plato's Republic /

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Ferrari, G. R. F. (Giovanni R. F.)
Format: Book
Language:English
Italian
Published: Chicago : University of Chicago Press, 2005.
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Table of Contents:
  • Preface
  • Chapter 1. The brothers
  • 1. The house of Cephalus
  • 2. The values of a gentleman
  • 3. Why govern?
  • 4. A real man
  • 5. The values of a philosopher
  • Sources and scholarly contexts for chapter 1
  • Chapter 2. City and soul : misunderstandings
  • 1. A fork in the road
  • 2. Williams' challenge
  • 3. Lear's dilemma
  • Sources and scholarly contexts for chapter 2
  • Chapter 3. City and soul : a metaphorical understanding
  • 1. A proportional metaphor
  • 2. Timocracy, oligarchy, democracy
  • 3. Why metaphors matter
  • Sources and scholarly contexts for chapter 3
  • Chapter 4. Tyrant and king
  • 1. An asymmetry
  • 2. The tyrant
  • 3. The philosopher-king 4. The city and man
  • Sources and scholarly contexts for chapter 4
  • References
  • Index locorum