Dominic J. O'Meara (Switzerland Universite de Fribourg)

Broschiertes Buch

Cosmology and Politics in Plato's Later Works

Beschreibung

Knowledge of the structure of the cosmos, Plato suggests, is important in organizing a human community which aims at happiness. Dominic J. O'Meara investigates this theme in Plato's later works, the Timaeus, Statesman ,and Laws, situating them in their artistic and religious context.

Autor

Dominic J. O'Meara is Professor Emeritus in the Department of Philosophy at the Université de Fribourg, Switzerland. His numerous publications on the history of Platonism include Pythagoras Revived (1989) and Platonopolis (2003). He is a founding member of the Academia Platonica Septima and a recipient of the Prince of Liechtenstein Prize.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 170
• Erscheinungstermin: 16. Januar 2020
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 9mm
• Gewicht: 262g
• ISBN-13: 9781316634431
• ISBN-10: 1316634434
• Artikelnr.: 58503050