Cosmology and politics in Plato's later works /

Knowledge of the structure of the cosmos, Plato suggests, is important in organizing a human community which aims at happiness. This book investigates this theme in Plato's later works, the Timaeus, Statesman, and Laws. Dominic J. O'Meara proposes fresh readings of these texts, starting fr...

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Main Author:	O'Meara, Dominic J. (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2017.
Subjects:	Plato. Cosmology. Political science.
Online Access:	Cambridge Core