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Author Russon, John, 1960- author.

Title Politics, money, and persuasion : democracy and opinion in Plato's Republic / John Russon
Published Bloomington, Indiana : Indiana University Press, [2021]

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Description 1 online resource (xiii, 208 pages)
Series Studies in continental thought
Studies in Continental thought.
Contents Cover -- Tilte Page -- Copyright -- Table of Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Note on Translations and Citations -- Introduction -- I. The Nature of Platonic Writing -- II. The Method of This Work -- III. The Argument -- A. Politics, Money, and Persuasion -- 1 The Problem of Abstraction -- I. The Polis and the Problem of the Guardians -- II. Expertise and Writing -- III. Money -- IV. Technē, Money, and the Commercial Polis -- 2 The Currencies of Power -- I. Timocracy -- II. Oligarchy -- III. Democracy -- B. The Vicissitudes of Opinion -- 3 True Opinion -- I. Socrates and the New Intellectuals -- II. Knowledge and the "Divided Line" -- III. Sophistry -- 4 Persuasion -- I. Persuasion -- II. Virtue -- III. Corruption -- Conclusion -- Bibliography -- Index of Subjects -- Index of Passages
Summary "In Politics, Money, and Persuasion, distinguished philosopher John Russon offers a new framework for interpreting Plato's The Republic. For Russon, Plato's work is about the distinctive nature of what it is to be a human being and, correspondingly, what is distinctive about the nature of human society. Russon focuses on the realities of our everyday experience to come to profoundly insightful assessments of our human realities: the nature of the city, the nature of knowledge, and the nature of human psychology. Russon's argument concentrates on the ambivalence of logos, which includes reflections on politics and philosophy and their place in human life, how humans have shaped the environment, our interactions with money, the economy, and taking account, and the pursuit of the good in social and political systems. Politics, Money, and Persuasion offers a deeply personal but also practical kind of philosophical reading of Plato's classic text. It emphasizes the tight connection between the life of city and the life of the soul, demonstrating both the crucial role that human cognitive excellence and psychological health play in political and social life"-- Provided by publisher
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on August 25, 2021)
Subject Plato -- Political and social views
Plato. Republic.
SUBJECT Plato fast
Republic (Plato) fast
Subject Political science -- Philosophy.
Democracy.
PHILOSOPHY / Movements / Phenomenology
Democracy
Political and social views
Political science -- Philosophy
Form Electronic book
LC no. 2021010394
ISBN 9780253057693
0253057698
9780253057686
025305768X