Plato's Cretan city : a historical interpretation of the Laws
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Plato's Cretan city : a historical interpretation of the Laws
（Princeton paperbacks）
Princeton University Press, c1993
- : pbk
Available at 26 libraries
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Originally published: 1960. With new introd
"With a new foreword by Charles H. Kahn"--Cover
Includes bibliographical references and indexes
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Plato's Cretan City is a thorough investigation into the roots of Plato's Laws and a compelling explication of his ideas on legislation and social institutions. A dialogue among three travelers, the Laws proposes a detailed plan for administering a new colony on the island of Crete. In examining this dialogue, Glenn Morrow describes the contemporary Greek institutions in Athens, Crete, and Sparta on which Plato based his model city, and explores the philosopher's proposed regulations concerning property, the family, government, and the administration of justice, education, and religion. He approaches the Laws as both a living document of reform and a philosophical inquiry into humankind's highest earthly duty.
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