Plato's Cretan City : A Historical Interpretation of the Laws (9780691071305)

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.

Product details

• Format Hardback | 646 pages
• Dimensions 197 x 254mm
• Publication date 21 Aug 1960
• Publisher Princeton University Press
• Publication City/Country New Jersey, United States
• Language English
• Edition Revised
• Edition Statement Revised edition
• Illustrations note 1ill.
• ISBN10 0691071306
• ISBN13 9780691071305

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