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Plato, Politics and a Practical Utopia,

Plato, Politics and a Practical Utopia,

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Dealing with themes of urban planning, constitutionalism, utopianism and social construction theory, this book analyzes the city of Magnesia, Plato's second-best city-state in the Laws, as if it were an actual ancient city-state. The book details the demographics, economics, military capabilities and polity of Magnesia using (post)modern critical theory and contemporary data on ancient city-states.
Examining the key features of the proposed city-state in detail, Kenneth Royce Moore considers Plato's proposed military as well as his invention of national service, and compares this with known militaries of the era. The author demonstrates that economic growth is not its priority, highly restricted with an aim toward stability rather than expansion. Moore also considers the Magnesian political system in the light of existing polities of the era, concluding that Magnesia will have a strikingly different form of government than any other actual city-state in antiquity, albeit derived in no small part from Athenian, Cretan and Spartan traditions. This book puts "flesh on the bones" of Plato's fictional utopia and reveals how surprisingly practical it could have been.
Product details
Edition:
1
Number of Pages:
144
Release Date:
2011-12-15
Publication Date:
2011-12-15
Publisher:
Continnuum-3PL
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
1441153179
ISBN13:
9781441153173
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:
[email protected]
Weight:
388 g
Height:
161 cm
Width:
240 cm
Thickness:
13 cm
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