Plato's Laws : Force and Truth in Politics, Paperback by Recco, Gregory (EDT)...

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Author: Mitchell Miller Language: English width: 6.1 in Genre: Philosophy Item Weight: 12.8 Oz Illustrator: Yes height: 0.8 in ISBN: 9780253001825 Publisher: Indiana University Press Publication Year: 2013 Format: Trade Paperback Topic: Movements / Existentialism, Political Item Height: 0.8 in Number of Pages: 258 Pages Book Series: Studies in Continental Thought Ser. Book Title: Plato's Laws : Force and Truth in Politics Item Length: 9.1 in Item Width: 6.1 in

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Plato's Laws : Force and Truth in Politics, Paperback by Recco, Gregory (EDT).... Readers of Plato have often neglected theLaws because of its length and density. Plato's Laws : Force and Truth in Politics, Paperback by Recco, Gregory (EDT); Sanday, Eric (EDT), ISBN 025300182X, ISBN-13 9780253001825, Like New Used, Free shipping in the US Readers of Plato have often neglected the Laws because of its length and density. In this set of interpretive essays, notable scholars of the Laws from the fields of classics, history, philosophy, and political science offer a collective close reading of the dialogue "book by book" and reflect on the work as a whole. In their introduction, editors Gregory Recco and Eric Sanday explore the connections among the essays and the dramatic and productive exchanges between the contributors. This volume fills a major gap in studies on Plato’s dialogues by addressing the cultural and historical context of the Laws and highlighting their importance to contemporary scholarship.