Cosmology and Politics in Platos Later Works by Dominic J. O'Meara PAPERBACK

Cambridge University Press

Cosmology and Politics in Platos Later Works\nby Dominic J. O'Meara\nPaperback\nEnglish\n\nDelivery\nUsually delivered in 2\u20133 working days (dispatched today if ordered before 3pm).\n\nBrand new copy from BookCurl \u2013 the UK independent online bookseller.\n\n------------------------------\nBook details\n------------------------------\nAuthor: Dominic J. O'Meara\nTitle: Cosmology and Politics in Platos Later Works\nFormat: Paperback\nLanguage: English\nTopic: Ancient Greek and Roman philosophy\nPublisher: Cambridge University Press\nPublication year: 2020\nISBN-13: 9781316634431\nISBN-10: 1316634434\n\n------------------------------\nDescription\n------------------------------\nKnowledge of the structure of the cosmos, Plato suggests, is important in organizing a human community which aims at happiness. This book investigates this theme in Plato''s later works, the Timaeus, Statesman, and Laws. Dominic J. O''Meara proposes fresh readings of these texts, starting from the religi.