Plato and the mythic tradition in political thought
Auteur :
Keum, Tae-Yeoun
Éditeur :
Harvard University Press
ISBN :
9780674984646
Date de publication :
8 déc. 2020
Dimensions :
23,5 x 15,6 x 2,5 cm
Poids :
631 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
Plato’s penchant for mythmaking sits uneasily beside his reputation as the inventor of rationalist philosophy. Hegel’s solution was to ignore the myths. Popper thought them disqualifying. Tae-Yeoun Keum responds by carving out a place for myth in the context of rationalism and shows how Plato’s tales inspired history’s great political thinkers.