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Plato: Republic V (Classical Texts) (Bk. 5) (Ancient Greek Edition)
S. Halliwell
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Description for Plato: Republic V (Classical Texts) (Bk. 5) (Ancient Greek Edition)
Paperback. Editor(s): Halliwell, Stephen. Series: Classical Texts. Num Pages: 240 pages, commentary, index. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 2AHA; DNF; DSBB; JPHC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 151 x 210 x 16. Weight in Grams: 316.
This new edition provides a thorough reappraisal of one of the most remarkable and controversial sections of the Republic. Book 5's radical proposals for the ideal state include an argument for the essential equality of the sexes; provision for full female participation in the work of the Guardians (including warfare); the abolition of the family for this same ruling class, with a sexual as well as economic system of communism; and a policy of eugenic control. Plato feared that some of this material would arouse amusement in his readers; in fact, parts ... Read more
This new edition provides a thorough reappraisal of one of the most remarkable and controversial sections of the Republic. Book 5's radical proposals for the ideal state include an argument for the essential equality of the sexes; provision for full female participation in the work of the Guardians (including warfare); the abolition of the family for this same ruling class, with a sexual as well as economic system of communism; and a policy of eugenic control. Plato feared that some of this material would arouse amusement in his readers; in fact, parts ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
Aris & Phillips
Condition
New
Series
Aris & Phillips Classical Texts
Number of Pages
240
Place of Publication
, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780856685361
SKU
V9780856685361
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About S. Halliwell
Stephen Halliwell is Professor of Greek at the University of St Andrews. He is the author of two works on Aristotle's Poetics and of an edition of Plato's Republic 10 in this series.
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