Dominic J. O'Meara (, University of Fribourg, Switzerland)

Platonopolis

Platonic Political Philosophy in Late Antiquity

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Discusses topics such as: philosopher-kings and queens; political goals and levels of reform: law, constitutions, justice, and penology; the political function of religion; and the limits of political science and action. The author explores various reactions to the political ideas in the works of Christian and Islamic writers.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Oxford University Press
• Seitenzahl: 264
• Erscheinungstermin: 8. September 2005
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 156mm x 15mm
• Gewicht: 404g
• ISBN-13: 9780199285532
• ISBN-10: 0199285535
• Artikelnr.: 21856588

Autorenporträt

Dominic J. O'Meara, University of Fribourg, Switzerland

Inhaltsangabe

INTRODUCTION
1: The Two Functions of Political Philosophy
2: Neoplatonist Philosophers in Time, Place, and Social Context
NEOPLATONIC POLITICAL THEORY RECONSTRUCTED
I. THE DIVINIZATION OF SOUL
3: Divinization in Greek Philosophy
4: The Scale of Virtues
5: The Scale of Sciences
6: The Curriculum
II. THE DIVINIZATION OF STATE
7: Philosopher-Kings and Queens
8: Political Science: Legislative
9: Political Science: Judicial
10: The Political Function of Religion
11: The Limits of Political Action
PLATONOPOLIS IN CHRISTIANITY AND ISLAM
12: Eusebius and Augustine
13: Ideals of Church and State in the Sixth Century
14: Platonopolis in Islam: Al-Farabi's Perfect State
Conclusion
Appendix I: Themistus and Neoplatonic Political Philosophy
Appendix II: Notes on a Platonist Rhetor: Sopatros 3
Bibliography
Index