Plato as critical theorist /

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 dif...

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Bibliographic Details

Main Author:	Thakkar, Jonny, 1982- (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Cambridge, Massachusetts : Harvard University Press, 2018.
Subjects:	Plato. > Republic. Republic (Plato) Philosopher-kings. Political ethics. Liberalism. Political participation. Platonists.