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Political Theory & Ideology, Democracy & Republicanism, Platonism, Major Branches of Philosophical Study, Ancient Greek Philosophy

Socrates' Discursive Democracy

by Gerald M. Mara
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Examines the importance of Platonic political philosophy for contemporary political theory, especially democratic theory. Suggests that a model for democratic discourse is to be found in the Platonic dialogues, which are characterized by a particular posture toward the relation between speech<-->"logos"<-->and action or deed<-- >"ergon". The author is dean of the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences and is lecturer in government at Georgetown U. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.

Book Details

Published
March 7, 1997
Publisher
Albany : State University of New York Press, c1997.
Pages
324
Format
Hardcover
ISBN
9780791432990

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