{"product_id":"platos-laws-the-discovery-of-being-9780226826424","title":"Plato's Laws: The Discovery of Being","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn insightful commentary on Plato's \u003ci\u003eLaws\u003c\/i\u003e, his complex final work.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe \u003ci\u003eLaws\u003c\/i\u003e was Plato's last work, his longest, and one of his most difficult. In contrast to the \u003ci\u003eRepublic, \u003c\/i\u003e which presents an abstract ideal, the \u003ci\u003eLaws\u003c\/i\u003e appears to provide practical guidelines for the establishment and maintenance of political order in the real world. Classicist Seth Benardete offers a rich analysis of each of the twelve books of the \u003ci\u003eLaws\u003c\/i\u003e, which illuminates Plato's major themes and arguments concerning theology, the soul, justice, and education.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMost importantly, Benardete shows how music in a broad sense, including drama, epic poetry, and even puppetry, mediates between reason and the city in Plato's philosophy of law. Benardete also uncovers the work's concealed ontological dimension\u003ci\u003e, \u003c\/i\u003e explaining why it is hidden and how it can be brought to light. In establishing the coherence and underlying organization of Plato's last dialogue, Benardete makes a significant contribution to Platonic studies.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSeth Benardete\u003c\/b\u003e (1930-2001) was professor of classics at New York University and the author of many books, including \u003ci\u003eThe Argument of the Action\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Rhetoric and Morality of Philosophy\u003c\/i\u003e, as well as the translator of Plato's \u003ci\u003eSymposium\u003c\/i\u003e and other works, all published by the University of Chicago Press.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"University of Chicago Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50456423629074,"sku":"9780226826424","price":31.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_4d31ac90-e72a-4aa5-98e3-26554cededf4.jpg?v=1729909695","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/platos-laws-the-discovery-of-being-9780226826424","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}