The Laws of Plato by Plato, Edwin Bourdieu England - 9781108060684

The Laws of PlatoEdited with an Introduction, Notes etc.\nAuthor(s): Plato, Edwin Bourdieu England\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Cambridge University Press, United Kingdom\nImprint: Cambridge University Press\nISBN-13: 9781108060684, 978-1108060684\nSynopsis\nOne of the most widely studied texts of ancient philosophy and politics, Plato's Laws is his last and most substantial dialogue, debating crucial questions on the subject of law-giving and education. This two-volume edition of 1921 was prepared by the classicist Edwin Bourdieu England [tel], who describes the dialogue as 'the treasury of pregnant truths which Plato in extreme old age left as his last legacy to humanity'. Generally held to have been written after Plato's failed attempt to influence Syracusan politics, it concerns the just city and its constitution, including discussions of divine revelation, the role of intelligence in the creation of laws, and natural law itself. This edition comprises a short introduction, E.