The Resource Plato's fable : on the mortal condition in shadowy times, Joshua Mitchell
Plato's fable : on the mortal condition in shadowy times, Joshua Mitchell
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The item Plato's fable : on the mortal condition in shadowy times, Joshua Mitchell represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in University of Missouri-St. Louis Libraries.
This item is available to borrow from 1 library branch.
- Summary
- This book is an exploration of Plato's Republic that bypasses arcane scholarly debates. Plato's Fable provides refreshing insight into what, in Plato's view, is the central problem of life: the mortal propensity to adopt defective ways of answering the question of how to live well. How, in light of these tendencies, can humankind be saved? Joshua Mitchell discusses the question in unprecedented depth by examining one of the great books of Western civilization. He draws us beyond the ancients/moderns debate, and beyond the notion that Plato's Republic is best understood as shedding light on the
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- 1 online resource (xiii, 208 pages)
- Contents
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- Preface; A Note on the Translation; Chapter 1 INTRODUCTION; Chapter 2 PLATO'S FABLE; Chapter 3 CONCLUSION; Bibliography; Index
- Isbn
- 9781400827176
- Label
- Plato's fable : on the mortal condition in shadowy times
- Title
- Plato's fable
- Title remainder
- on the mortal condition in shadowy times
- Statement of responsibility
- Joshua Mitchell
- Subject
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- Anthropologie philosophique -- Grèce -- Histoire
- Anthropologie politique -- Grèce -- Histoire
- Classical literature
- Classical literature -- History and criticism
- Criticism, interpretation, etc
- Electronic books
- Greece
- History
- Littérature ancienne -- Histoire et critique
- PHILOSOPHY -- Political
- POLITICAL SCIENCE -- General
- Philosophical anthropology
- Philosophical anthropology -- Greece -- History
- Plato
- Platon
- Political anthropology
- Political anthropology -- Greece -- History
- Republic (Plato)
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- This book is an exploration of Plato's Republic that bypasses arcane scholarly debates. Plato's Fable provides refreshing insight into what, in Plato's view, is the central problem of life: the mortal propensity to adopt defective ways of answering the question of how to live well. How, in light of these tendencies, can humankind be saved? Joshua Mitchell discusses the question in unprecedented depth by examining one of the great books of Western civilization. He draws us beyond the ancients/moderns debate, and beyond the notion that Plato's Republic is best understood as shedding light on the
- Cataloging source
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- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Mitchell, Joshua
- Dewey number
- 321/.07
- Index
- index present
- LC call number
- JC71.P6
- LC item number
- M56 2006eb
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
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- dictionaries
- bibliography
- Series statement
- New forum books
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Plato
- Political anthropology
- Philosophical anthropology
- Classical literature
- Plato
- Platon
- Anthropologie politique
- Anthropologie philosophique
- Littérature ancienne
- POLITICAL SCIENCE
- PHILOSOPHY
- Classical literature
- Philosophical anthropology
- Political anthropology
- Greece
- Label
- Plato's fable : on the mortal condition in shadowy times, Joshua Mitchell
- Antecedent source
- unknown
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 195-201) and index
- Carrier category
- online resource
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- rdacarrier
- Color
- multicolored
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
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- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Preface; A Note on the Translation; Chapter 1 INTRODUCTION; Chapter 2 PLATO'S FABLE; Chapter 3 CONCLUSION; Bibliography; Index
- Control code
- 367654797
- Dimensions
- unknown
- Extent
- 1 online resource (xiii, 208 pages)
- File format
- unknown
- Form of item
- online
- Isbn
- 9781400827176
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- Media category
- computer
- Media MARC source
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- 22573/cttt629
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- Specific material designation
- remote
- System control number
- (OCoLC)367654797
- Label
- Plato's fable : on the mortal condition in shadowy times, Joshua Mitchell
- Antecedent source
- unknown
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 195-201) and index
- Carrier category
- online resource
- Carrier category code
-
- cr
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Color
- multicolored
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Preface; A Note on the Translation; Chapter 1 INTRODUCTION; Chapter 2 PLATO'S FABLE; Chapter 3 CONCLUSION; Bibliography; Index
- Control code
- 367654797
- Dimensions
- unknown
- Extent
- 1 online resource (xiii, 208 pages)
- File format
- unknown
- Form of item
- online
- Isbn
- 9781400827176
- Level of compression
- unknown
- Media category
- computer
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- c
- http://library.link/vocab/ext/overdrive/overdriveId
- 22573/cttt629
- Quality assurance targets
- not applicable
- Reformatting quality
- unknown
- Sound
- unknown sound
- Specific material designation
- remote
- System control number
- (OCoLC)367654797
Subject
- Anthropologie philosophique -- Grèce -- Histoire
- Anthropologie politique -- Grèce -- Histoire
- Classical literature
- Classical literature -- History and criticism
- Criticism, interpretation, etc
- Electronic books
- Greece
- History
- Littérature ancienne -- Histoire et critique
- PHILOSOPHY -- Political
- POLITICAL SCIENCE -- General
- Philosophical anthropology
- Philosophical anthropology -- Greece -- History
- Plato
- Platon
- Political anthropology
- Political anthropology -- Greece -- History
- Republic (Plato)
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