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The Law Most Beautiful and Best
- Medical Argument and Magical Rhetoric in Plato's Laws
Engelsk Paperback
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The Law Most Beautiful and Best
- Medical Argument and Magical Rhetoric in Plato's Laws
Engelsk Paperback

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How can citizens be persuaded to voluntarily obey good laws? Randall Baldwin Clark addresses this question by looking at one of the oldest works ever to pose it: Plato''s Laws. The Law Most Beautiful and Best explores one of the most striking metaphors in the Laws: the suggestion that the gentle and persuasive bedside manner that characterizes rational medicine should serve as the model for political persuasion. Clark''s careful reading of the Laws challenges traditional interpretations of this metaphor, emphasizing instead the way the dialogue subtly reasserts the efficacy of the magical arts. Just as the Athenian stranger treats his patients with a combination of rational and irrational therapies, so too must the philosophical reader—should he wish to preserve his city''s health—be willing to avail himself of both the gentle persuasion of reasoned discourse and the enchanting coercion of irrational rhetoric. Both a close examination of the Laws and a thoughtful approach to an ageless political dilemma, The Law Most Beautiful and Best is essential reading for scholars interested in jurisprudence, classics, rhetoric, and political science.
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Sprog:
Engelsk
Sider:
192
ISBN-13:
9780739141472
Indbinding:
Paperback
Udgave:
ISBN-10:
0739141473
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Udg. Dato:
1 sep 2009
Længde:
15mm
Bredde:
230mm
Højde:
151mm
Forlag:
Lexington Books
Oplagsdato:
1 sep 2009
Forfatter(e):
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