Why Plato Matters Now
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2025
Bloomsbury Continuum (Verlag)
978-1-3994-0337-5 (ISBN)
Bloomsbury Continuum (Verlag)
978-1-3994-0337-5 (ISBN)
This accessible introduction explores how Plato's ancient wisdom can still change your life today.
Professor Angie Hobbs proves in this persuasive and intelligent book that Plato is more relevant than ever.
Does Plato matter? An ancient philosopher whose work has inspired and informed countless thinkers and poets across the centuries, his ideas are no longer taught as widely as they once were. But, as Angie Hobbs argues in this clear-sighted book, that is a mistake.
If we want to understand the world we live in – from democracy, autocracy and fake news to celebrity, cancel culture and what money can and cannot do – there is no better place to start than Plato. Exploring the intersection between the ancient and the modern, Professor Hobbs shows how Plato can help us address key questions concerning the nature of a flourishing life and community, healthcare, love and friendship, heroism, reality, art and myth-making. She also shows us how Plato’s adaptation of the Socratic method and dialogue form can enable us to deal with contested issues more constructively.
Plato’s methodology, arguments, ideas and vivid images are explained with a clarity suitable both for readers familiar with his work and for those approaching Plato for the first time. This book shows why Plato really matters, now more than ever.
Professor Angie Hobbs proves in this persuasive and intelligent book that Plato is more relevant than ever.
Does Plato matter? An ancient philosopher whose work has inspired and informed countless thinkers and poets across the centuries, his ideas are no longer taught as widely as they once were. But, as Angie Hobbs argues in this clear-sighted book, that is a mistake.
If we want to understand the world we live in – from democracy, autocracy and fake news to celebrity, cancel culture and what money can and cannot do – there is no better place to start than Plato. Exploring the intersection between the ancient and the modern, Professor Hobbs shows how Plato can help us address key questions concerning the nature of a flourishing life and community, healthcare, love and friendship, heroism, reality, art and myth-making. She also shows us how Plato’s adaptation of the Socratic method and dialogue form can enable us to deal with contested issues more constructively.
Plato’s methodology, arguments, ideas and vivid images are explained with a clarity suitable both for readers familiar with his work and for those approaching Plato for the first time. This book shows why Plato really matters, now more than ever.
Professor Angela Hobbs is Professor of the Public Understanding of Philosophy at the University of Sheffield. She formerly held a Chair in Classical Studies at Warwick University. Most recently she has published Plato on War.
Chronology
Maps
Preface
Introduction: Plato’s Life and the Socratic Inheritance
1. The Dialogue Form
2. Harmony and the Good Life
3. Democracy, Demagoguery and Tyranny
4. The Ideal City and its Decline
5. Heroism, Celebrity and Money
6. Love and Friendship
7. Art, Censorship and Myth
Epilogue
Notes
References
Further Reading
Acknowledgements
Index
| Erscheinungsdatum | 22.08.2025 |
|---|---|
| Verlagsort | London |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 156 x 236 mm |
| Gewicht | 420 g |
| Themenwelt | Geschichte ► Allgemeine Geschichte ► Vor- und Frühgeschichte |
| Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Regional- / Ländergeschichte | |
| Geisteswissenschaften ► Philosophie ► Ethik | |
| Geisteswissenschaften ► Philosophie ► Geschichte der Philosophie | |
| Geisteswissenschaften ► Philosophie ► Philosophie Altertum / Antike | |
| Geisteswissenschaften ► Philosophie ► Philosophie der Neuzeit | |
| ISBN-10 | 1-3994-0337-0 / 1399403370 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-3994-0337-5 / 9781399403375 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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