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| 010 ## - LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CONTROL NUMBER |
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| LC control number |
2017045234 |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER |
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| International Standard Book Number |
9780674971769 |
| 042 ## - AUTHENTICATION CODE |
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pcc |
| 050 00 - LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CALL NUMBER |
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| Classification number |
B398.P45 |
| Item number |
T43 2018 |
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| Classification number |
321.07 |
| Edition number |
23 |
| 100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME |
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| Personal name |
Thakkar, Jonny, |
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20986 |
| 245 10 - TITLE STATEMENT |
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| Title |
Plato as Critical Theorist |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT) |
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| Place of publication, distribution, etc |
Cambridge, MA : |
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London, Englans : |
| Name of publisher, distributor, etc |
Harvard University Press , |
| Date of publication, distribution, etc |
2018 . |
| 263 ## - PROJECTED PUBLICATION DATE |
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1111 |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION |
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| Extent |
373 p. |
| 504 ## - BIBLIOGRAPHY, ETC. NOTE |
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| Bibliography, etc |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| 505 0# - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE |
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| Formatted contents note |
What is philosophy for? -- Why philosophers should rule -- The beautiful city -- Plato and Athens -- Historical possibility -- Philosopher-citizens -- Plato as critical theorist. |
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| Summary, etc |
Is there any point in thinking about the best possible society? Over the last decade or so, a number of political philosophers have argued that such "ideal theory" is a dangerous distraction from the concrete power struggles that make up "real politics." Jonny Thakkar takes a different view, arguing that each and every one of us has a duty to engage in ideal theory. To make that case he turns to Plato's Republic, which depicts an ideal society within which ideal theory itself plays a vital role, thanks to the institution of philosopher-kings. The first half of the book offers a careful but creative reading of the notion of rule by philosophers. The second half of the book argues that in today's liberal democracies what we need is not philosopher-kings but philosopher-citizens--citizens who reflect, both individually and together, on how they could work together to produce an environment conducive to flourishing. Plato as Critical Theorist argues that the notion of philosopher-citizens is not only compatible with Rawlsian political liberalism, but an advance on it.-- |
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Plato. |
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Republic. |
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20987 |
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Philosopher-kings. |
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20988 |
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Political ethics. |
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20989 |
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Liberalism. |
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20990 |
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Political participation. |
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6440 |
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Platonists. |
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20991 |
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Non Fiction |
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Do not suppress in OPAC |