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100 1 $aCraig, Leon Harold.$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no95017047
245 14 $aThe war lover :$ba study of Plato's Republic /$cLeon Harold Craig.
260 $aToronto :$bUniversity of Toronto Press,$c1994.
300 $axxxviii, 439 pages ;$c24 cm
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504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 427-433) and index.
505 0 $aPrologue: On Reading a Platonic Dialogue -- 1. War and Peace -- 2. A Tale of Two Cities -- 3. Sons and Lovers -- 4. Heart of Darkness -- 5. Crime and Punishment -- 6. The Portrait of a Lady -- 7. Pride and Prejudice -- Epilogue: On Reading Plato's Republic.
520 $aThis new examination of the Republic begins with questions ignored by most students of this famous and much-studied dialogue. Why is Plato's most extensive portrait of philosophy pervaded with the language and imagery of war? Why is a discussion supposedly about justice almost entirely about how to educate natural warriors? Why must the philosopher-kings of Kallipolis be first of all 'champions of war'? Why is the supposedly 'feminine drama' of Book Five preoccupied with war?
520 8 $aThe pursuit of questions such as these brings Craig to an understanding of Plato's teaching about justice, philosophy, and politics that differs radically from what is generally held today.
520 8 $aIn bringing the Republic vividly to life, Craig shows that Plato's ideas on virtually all questions of permanent interest to human beings provide a corrective to views now in vogue. The War Lover is thus as much a commentary on contemporary intellectual and political life as it is a challenging new interpretation of an ancient text.
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