Plato's Cleitophon: On Socrates and the Modern Mind (Applications of Political Theory)

It had been thought that the__Cleitophon__ was a spurious dialogue. Its brevity and the fact that Socrates does not respond to accusations from Cleitophon suggested to scholars that it was only a fragment. However, in the last fifteen years, the complete and authentic dialogue was rediscovered. Upon its discovery, scholars have almost universally agreed that the __Cleitophon__ is the introduction to Plato's__Republic__. In __Plato's__ Cleitophon__: On Socrates and the Modern Mind__ editor, translator, and author, Mark Kremer, has mined some of the best scholarship on the relationship of Plato's __Cleitophon__ and its relationship to modern thought. It is the contention of the editor that the __Cleitophon__, is an ancient example of the psychic, social, cultural, and moral strain that is put upon the citizens of a republic when their society begins to erode on all fronts. This work has the potential to afford readers an ancient perspective on ourselves by showing us how we appear in Plato's mind. It should be read by anyone who has ever read Plato's__Republic__; as well as anyone who is concerned about the social, psychic, cultural, and moral effects of postmodernity and globalization. "It had been thought that the Cleitophon was a spurious dialogue. Its brevity and the fact that Socrates does not respond to accusations from Cleitophon suggested to scholars that the dialogue was only a fragment. However, within the last fifteen years, a greater appreciation has been developing for the complete and authentic dialogue. During this renewed discovery, scholars have almost universally agreed that the Cleitophon is the introduction to Plato's Republic." "In Plato's Cleitophon: On Socrates and the Modern Mind, editor, translator, and author Mark Kremer has mined some of the best scholarship on Plato's Cleitophon and its relationship to modern thought. Kremer contends that the Cleitophon is an ancient example of the psychic, social, cultural, and moral strain put upon the citizens of a republic when their society ultimately begins to erode. This analysis has the potential to afford readers an ancient perspective on themselves by showing how they appear in Plato's mind. It is intended for anyone who has ever read Plato's Republic, as well as anyone who is concerned about the social, psychic, cultural, and moral effects of postmodernity and globalization."--BOOK JACKET. It had been thought that the Cleitophon was a spurious dialogue. Its brevity and the fact that Socrates does not respond to accusations from Cleitophon suggested to scholars that it was only a fragment. However, in the last fifteen years, the complete and authentic dialogue was rediscovered. Upon its discovery, scholars have almost universally agreed that the Cleitophon is the introduction to Plato's Republic . In Plato's Cleitophon : On Socrates and the Modern Mind editor, translator, and author, Mark Kremer, has mined some of the best scholarship on the relationship of Plato's Cleitophon and its relationship to modern thought. It is the contention of the editor that the Cleitophon , is an ancient example of the psychic, social, cultural, and moral strain that is put upon the citizens of a republic when their society begins to erode on all fronts. This work has the potential to afford readers an ancient perspective on ourselves by showing us how we appear in Plato's mind. It should be read by anyone who has ever read Plato's Republic ; as well as anyone who is concerned about the social, psychic, cultural, and moral effects of postmodernity and globalization.

It had been thought that theCleitophon was a spurious dialogue. Its brevity and the fact that Socrates does not respond to accusations from Cleitophon suggested to scholars that it was only a fragment. However, in the last fifteen years, the complete and authentic dialogue was rediscovered. Upon its discovery, scholars have almost universally agreed that the Cleitophon is the introduction to Plato'sRepublic. In Plato's Cleitophon: On Socrates and the Modern Mind editor, translator, and author, Mark Kremer, has mined some of the best scholarship on the relationship of Plato's Cleitophon and its relationship to modern thought. It is the contention of the editor that the Cleitophon, is an ancient example of the psychic, social, cultural, and moral strain that is put upon the citizens of a republic when their society begins to erode on all fronts. This work has the potential to afford readers an ancient perspective on ourselves by showing us how we appear in Plato's mind. It should be read by anyone who has ever read Plato'sRepublic; as well as anyone who is concerned about the social, psychic, cultural, and moral effects of postmodernity and globalization.

The Cleitophon has recently been discovered to be Plato's dialogue introducingThe Republic. In this volume of essays, Editor, Translator, and Author Mark Kremer introduces seminal work that understands The Cleitophon as an ancient discussion of what scholars today refer to as posthumanism and postmodernism. Thoroughly original, this volume is an invaluable resource to all disciplines that attempt to come to terms with our emerging global society