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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Nicholas ThornePublisher: Lexington Books Imprint: Lexington Books Dimensions: Width: 16.40cm , Height: 2.70cm , Length: 22.80cm Weight: 0.617kg ISBN: 9781793639042ISBN 10: 1793639043 Pages: 292 Publication Date: 15 May 2021 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Manufactured on demand  We will order this item for you from a manufactured on demand supplier. Table of ContentsIntroduction Thucydides: Introduction (1) Periclean Athens (2) Post-Periclean Athens (3) Alcibiadean Athens Thucydides: Conclusion Plato – A Holistic Approach to the Gorgias and Republic I The Gorgias: Introduction Shame and the Ad Hominem Arguments (1) Gorgias (2) Polus (3) Callicles How Callicles is Good: Platonic Doctrine in the Gorgias Socrates in the Gorgias Republic I (1) Cephalus (2) Polemarchus (3) Thrasymachus Republic I: Conclusion The Gorgias and the First Book of the Republic: Connections and Comparison Conclusion Works CitedReviewsCombining careful scholarship with brilliant commentary, this book does far more than show us how Thucydides and Plato understood their cultural crisis. Using them as a distant mirror, it gives us glimpses of solutions to our own. --Patrick Lee Miller, Duquesne University Author InformationNicholas Thorne received his PhD in classics and ancient philosophy from the University of Pittsburgh. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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