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Plato on Justice and Power

Reading Book 1 of Plato’s Republic

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  • © 1987

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Authors:
  1. Kimon Lycos

    1. Department of Philosophy, Australian National University, Australia

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Table of contents (10 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-ix
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  2. Introduction: ‘Turning the Soul Around’

    1. Introduction: ‘Turning the Soul Around’

      • Kimon Lycos
      Pages 1-18

  3. Dramatic Characterisation

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 19-19
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    2. Old Recipes about Justice

      • Kimon Lycos
      Pages 21-39

    3. Thrasymachus on Justice and Power: Some Problems of Interpretation

      • Kimon Lycos
      Pages 40-53

    4. The Function of ‘Thrasymachus’ in Plato’s Text

      • Kimon Lycos
      Pages 54-70

  4. The Argument

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 71-71
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    2. Defining Justice

      • Kimon Lycos
      Pages 73-92

    3. Limits on the Just

      • Kimon Lycos
      Pages 93-105

    4. Power, Skill and Ruling

      • Kimon Lycos
      Pages 106-119

    5. Excellence and the Motivational Structure of the Just

      • Kimon Lycos
      Pages 120-136

    6. Socrates Sketches the ‘Power’ of Justice

      • Kimon Lycos
      Pages 137-153

    7. Conclusion: the Socratic Vision

      • Kimon Lycos
      Pages 154-174

  5. Back Matter

    Pages 175-201
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About this book

Book 1 of Plato's Republic is often treated as a merely negative prelude to the theory of justice presented in the main body of that book. This study argues that, though an introduction to later ideas, Book 1 has its own positive theme and function: to press for the acceptance of a certain perspective on justice that is opposed to conventional interpretations of it. This perspective requires that justice be seen as 'internal' to the power human beings have to render things (including themselves and their societies) good. The analysis of Plato's dramatic characterisation, as well as the discussion of Socrates' arguments, is guided by the thought that they form aspects of a complex overall strategy through which Plato hopes to overcome the resistance of his contemporaries to the 'Socratic' perspective on justice.

Authors and Affiliations

  • Department of Philosophy, Australian National University, Australia

    Kimon Lycos

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Plato on Justice and Power

  • Book Subtitle: Reading Book 1 of Plato’s Republic

  • Authors: Kimon Lycos

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-08485-2

  • Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan London

  • eBook Packages: Palgrave Religion & Philosophy Collection, Philosophy and Religion (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Kimon Lycos 1987

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-0-333-40663-2Published: 26 May 1987

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-1-349-08487-6Published: 01 January 1987

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-349-08485-2Published: 27 May 1987

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: IX, 201

  • Topics: History of Philosophy, Political Science

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