Socrates and the Political Community: A Commentary on the Republic: An Ancient Debate

Author: (USA) Nicholas
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Publish Date: 2007-01-01
Features: This book reads The Constitution of the State from the perspective of an ancient debate. This debate is: What role does philosophy play in the political community? In other words, what is the role of theory in practice? If our praise for Socrates is not unconditional, where should we exercise restraint? This book discusses such questions: Can ideas benefit politics and guide it, thereby increasing political cohesion? On the other hand, can theorists lead practitioners astray, making them detached from political reality and thus weakening the vitality of political life? Through this exploration, it clarifies the relationship between theory and practice, as well as between ideas and political life.