Angie Hobbs

Why Plato Matters Now (eBook, ePUB)

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

Professor Angie Hobbs proves in this persuasive and intelligent book that Plato is more relevant than ever.

Does Plato matter? An ancient philosopher whose work has inspired and informed countless thinkers and poets across the centuries, his ideas are no longer taught as widely as they once were. But, as Angie Hobbs argues in this clear-sighted book, that is a mistake.

If we want to understand the world we live in - from democracy, autocracy and fake news to celebrity, cancel culture and what money can and cannot do - there is no better place to start than Plato. Exploring the intersection between the ancient and the modern, Professor Hobbs shows how Plato can help us address key questions concerning the nature of a flourishing life and community, healthcare, love and friendship, heroism, reality, art and myth-making. She also shows us how Plato's adaptation of the Socratic method and dialogue form can enable us to deal with contested issues more constructively.

Plato's methodology, arguments, ideas and vivid images are explained with a clarity suitable both for readers familiar with his work and for those approaching Plato for the first time. This book shows why Plato really matters, now more than ever.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury eBooks UK
• Seitenzahl: 240
• Erscheinungstermin: 28. August 2025
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781399403399
• Artikelnr.: 75345907

Autorenporträt

Professor Angela Hobbs is Professor of the Public Understanding of Philosophy at the University of Sheffield. She formerly held a Chair in Classical Studies at Warwick University. Most recently she has published Plato on War.

Inhaltsangabe

Chronology
Maps
Preface
Introduction: Plato's Life and the Socratic Inheritance
1. The Dialogue Form
2. Harmony and the Good Life
3. Democracy, Demagoguery and Tyranny
4. The Ideal City and its Decline
5. Heroism, Celebrity and Money
6. Love and Friendship
7. Art, Censorship and Myth
Epilogue
Notes
References
Further Reading
Acknowledgements
Index

Rezensionen

'The definitive guide to Plato and his place in the modern world, written with all the passion, insight and clarity he deserves. Hobbs is truly the most dependable bridge between us and the history of Greek thought'