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Plato: Laws 10: Translated with an Introduction and Commentary

Plato: Laws 10: Translated with an Introduction and Commentary

Robert Mayhew
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The Laws is Plato's last and longest dialogue. Although it has been neglected , it is beginning to receive a great deal of scholarly attention. Book 10 of the Laws contains Plato's fullest defence of the existence of the gods, and his last word on their nature, as well as a presentation and defence of laws against impiety . Plato's primary aim is to defend the idea that the gods exist and that they are good - this latter meaning that they do not neglect human beings and cannot be swayed by prayers and sacrifices to overlook injustice. As such, the Laws is an important text for anyone interested in ancient Greek religion, philosophy, and politics generally, and the later thought of Plato in particular.
Robert Mayhew presents a new translation, with commentary, of Book X of the Laws. His primary aim in the translation is fidelity to the Greek. His commentary focuses on philosophical issues , and deals with philological matters only when doing so serves to better explain those issues. Knowledge of Greek is not assumed, and the Greek that does appear has been transliterated. It is the first commentary in English of any kind on Laws X for nearly 140 years.
Language
English
Pages
248
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Oxford University Press, USA
Release
November 15, 2011
ISBN
0199694729
ISBN 13
9780199694723

Plato: Laws 10: Translated with an Introduction and Commentary

Robert Mayhew
0/5 ( ratings)
The Laws is Plato's last and longest dialogue. Although it has been neglected , it is beginning to receive a great deal of scholarly attention. Book 10 of the Laws contains Plato's fullest defence of the existence of the gods, and his last word on their nature, as well as a presentation and defence of laws against impiety . Plato's primary aim is to defend the idea that the gods exist and that they are good - this latter meaning that they do not neglect human beings and cannot be swayed by prayers and sacrifices to overlook injustice. As such, the Laws is an important text for anyone interested in ancient Greek religion, philosophy, and politics generally, and the later thought of Plato in particular.
Robert Mayhew presents a new translation, with commentary, of Book X of the Laws. His primary aim in the translation is fidelity to the Greek. His commentary focuses on philosophical issues , and deals with philological matters only when doing so serves to better explain those issues. Knowledge of Greek is not assumed, and the Greek that does appear has been transliterated. It is the first commentary in English of any kind on Laws X for nearly 140 years.
Language
English
Pages
248
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Oxford University Press, USA
Release
November 15, 2011
ISBN
0199694729
ISBN 13
9780199694723

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