<TitleType>01</TitleType> <TitleText textcase="02">Philosophers in the "Republic"</TitleText> <Subtitle textcase="02">Plato's Two Paradigms</Subtitle>

Cornell University Press cornell@onixsuite.com 20130524 eng

COM.ONIXSUITE.9780801449741 03 01 Cornell University Press 01 GCOI 80140100816740 02 080144974X 03 9780801449741 15 9780801449741 59 BB <TitleType>01</TitleType> <TitleText textcase="02">Philosophers in the "Republic"</TitleText> <Subtitle textcase="02">Plato's Two Paradigms</Subtitle> 1 A01 Weiss, Roslyn Roslyn Weiss Roslyn Weiss is Clara H. Stewardson Professor of Philosophy at Lehigh University. She is the author of The Socratic Paradox and Its Enemies, Virtue in the Cave: Moral Inquiry in Plato's 'Meno,’ and Socrates Dissatisfied: An Analysis of Plato’s ‘Crito.’ 01 eng 248 00 248 03 PHI002000 HPCA 10 LIT004190 10 PHI019000 24 Internet Classics 24 Internet Political Philosophy and Theory 24 Internet History of Philosophy 01 01 01 In Plato's Republic, Socrates contends that philosophers make the best rulers because only they behold with their mind's eye the eternal and purely intelligible Forms of the Just, the Noble, and the Good. When, in addition, these men and women are endowed with a vast array of moral, intellectual, and personal virtues and are appropriately educated, surely no one could doubt the wisdom of entrusting to them the governance of cities. Although it is widely—and reasonably—assumed that all the Republic’s philosophers are the same, Roslyn Weiss argues in this boldly original book that the Republic actually contains two distinct and irreconcilable portrayals of the philosopher. According to Weiss, Plato’s two paradigms of the philosopher are the "philosopher by nature" and the "philosopher by design." Philosophers by design, as the allegory of the Cave vividly shows, must be forcibly dragged from the material world of pleasure to the sublime realm of the intellect, and from there back down again to the “Cave” to rule the beautiful city envisioned by Socrates and his interlocutors. Yet philosophers by nature, described earlier in the Republic, are distinguished by their natural yearning to encounter the transcendent realm of pure Forms, as well as by a willingness to serve others—at least under appropriate circumstances. In contrast to both sets of philosophers stands Socrates, who represents a third paradigm, one, however, that is no more than hinted at in the Republic. As a man who not only loves “what is” but is also utterly devoted to the justice of others—even at great personal cost—Socrates surpasses both the philosophers by design and the philosophers by nature. By shedding light on an aspect of the Republic that has escaped notice, Weiss’s new interpretation will challenge Plato scholars to revisit their assumptions about Plato’s moral and political philosophy. 02 In this smart and carefully argued book, Roslyn Weiss offers a new interpretation of Platonic moral philosophy based on an unconventional reading of the "Republic." 04 Introduction: Two Paradigms 1. Philosophers by Nature 2. Philosophers by Design I: The Making of a Philosopher 3. Philosophers by Design II: The Making of a Ruler 4. Socratic Piety: The Fifth Cardinal Virtue 5. Justice as Moderation Conclusion: "In a Healthy Way" Works Cited Index 08 "Philosophers in the 'Republic' offers a new and challenging interpretation of Platonic moral philosophy. Roslyn Weiss focuses attention on a careful reading of the Republic as a philosophical and dramatic work and also has important things to say about the history of Western moral philosophy and the structure and identity of moral philosophy generally. Weiss develops her case with extraordinary care, meticulously examining both the form of the arguments and the dramatic character of the dialogue."—Gerald M. Mara, Georgetown University, author of Socrates' Discursive Democracy 04 03 72 01 http://www.cornellpress.cornell.edu/resources/titles/80140100816740/images/80140100816740L.jpg 07 03 72 01 http://www.cornellpress.cornell.edu/resources/titles/80140100816740/images/80140100816740S.jpg http://www.cornellpress.cornell.edu/book/?GCOI=80140100816740 Cornell University Press 01 02 2021862 Cornell University Press Ithaca US 04 20120904 01 WORLD 01 9 in 02 6 in 08 19 oz 07 2021862 CUP Services http://www.cornellpress.cornell.edu 02 CA MX US BV AL AD AM AU AT AZ BY BA BG HR CY CZ DK EE FO FI GE DE GI GR HM HU IS IE MK IT PS KZ LV LI LT LU UM MT MC ME NL NZ NO PG PL PT RO RU SM AX SK SI ES SJ SE CH TR UA GB VA 02 Y 21 24 01 02 s 02 49.95 USD 06 5013546051314 NBN International http://www.nbninternational.com 02 BV AL AD AM AT AZ BY BE BA BG HR CY CZ DK EE FO FI FR GE DE GI GR HM HU IS IE MK IT PS KZ LV LI LT UM MT MD MC ME NL NO PL PT RO RU SM AX SK SI ES SJ SE CH TR UA GB VA AU CA JP MX US NZ PG 02 Y 10 24 01 02 s 02 30.95 GBP