A Wolf in the City : Tyranny and the Tyrant in Plato's Republic

The problem of tyranny preoccupied Plato, and its discussion both begins and ends his famous__Republic__. Though philosophers have mined the__Republic__for millennia, Cinzia Arruzza is the first to devote a full book to the study of tyranny and of the tyrant's soul in Plato's__Republic__.In__A Wolf in the City__, Arruzza argues that Plato's critique of tyranny intervenes in an ancient debate concerning the sources of the crisis of Athenian democracy and the relation between political leaders and demos in the last decades of the fifth century BCE. Arruzza shows that Plato's critique of tyranny should not be taken as veiled criticism of the Syracusan tyrannical regime, but rather of Athenian__democracy__. In parsing Plato's discussion of the soul of the tyrant, Arruzza will also offer new and innovative insights into his moral psychology, addressing much-debated problems such as the nature of eros and of the spirited part of the soul, the unity or disunity of the soul, and the relation between the non-rational parts of the soul and reason. The problem of tyranny preoccupied Plato, and its discussion both begins and ends his famous Republic . Though philosophers have mined the Republic for millennia, Cinzia Arruzza is the first to devote a full book to the study of tyranny and of the tyrant's soul in Plato's Republic . In A Wolf in the City , Arruzza argues that Plato's critique of tyranny intervenes in an ancient debate concerning the sources of the crisis of Athenian democracy and the relation between political leaders and demos in the last decades of the fifth century BCE. Arruzza shows that Plato's critique of tyranny should not be taken as veiled criticism of the Syracusan tyrannical regime, but rather of Athenian democracy . In parsing Plato's discussion of the soul of the tyrant, Arruzza will also offer new and innovative insights into his moral psychology, addressing much-debated problems such as the nature of eros and of the spirited part of the soul, the unity or disunity of the soul, and the relation between the non-rational parts of the soul and reason. The problem of tyranny preoccupied Plato, and its discussion both begins and ends his famous Republic. Though philosophers have mined the Republic for millennia, Cinzia Arruzza is the first to devote a full book to the study of tyranny and of the tyrant's soul in Plato's Republic.0In 'A Wolf in the City', Arruzza argues that Plato's critique of tyranny intervenes in an ancient debate concerning the sources of the crisis of Athenian democracy and the relation between political leaders and demos in the last decades of the fifth century BCE. Arruzza shows that Plato's critique of tyranny should not be taken as veiled criticism of the Syracusan tyrannical regime, but rather of Athenian democracy. In parsing Plato's discussion of the soul of the tyrant, Arruzza will also offer new and innovative insights into his moral psychology, addressing much-debated problems such as the nature of eros and of the spirited part of the soul, the unity or disunity of the soul, and the relation between the non-rational parts of the soul and reason "In A Wolf in the City, Arruzza argues that Plato's critique of tyranny intervenes in an ancient debate concerning the sources of the crisis of Athenian democracy and the relation between political leaders and demos in the last decades of the fifth century BCE. Arruzza shows that Plato's critique of tyranny should not be taken as veiled criticism of the Syracusan tyrannical regime, but rather of Athenian democracy. In parsing Plato's discussion of the soul of the tyrant, Arruzza will also offer new and innovative insights into his moral psychology, addressing much-debated problems such as the nature of eros and of the spirited part of the soul, the unity or disunity of the soul, and the relation between the non-rational parts of the soul and reason."--Publisher's description Cover 1 A Wolf in the City 4 Copyright 5 Dedication 6 Contents 8 Acknowledgments 10 Introduction 16 PART I TYRANNY AND DEMOCRACY 28 1. Tyranny in Athens: Aversion, Fascination, and Fear 30 2. Plato’s Tyrant and the Crisis of Athenian Democracy 66 3. Tyrannical Democracy 111 PART II THE TYRANT’S SOUL 150 4. The Tyranny of Eros and the Tyrannical Man’s Appetites 154 5. The Lion and the Wolf: The Tyrant’s Spirit 199 6. Clever Villains: The Tyrant’s Reason 242 Conclusion 266 References 274 Index Locorum 286 General Index 296 Tyranny And Democracy -- Tyranny In Athens : Aversion, Fascination, And Fear -- Plato's Tyrant And The Crisis Of Athenian Democracy -- Tyrannical Democracy -- The Tyrant's Soul -- The Tyranny Of Eros And The Tyrannical Man's Appetites -- The Lion And The Wolf : The Tyrant's Spirit -- Clever Villains : The Tyrant's Reason. Cinzia Arruzza. Includes Bibliographical References And Indexes.