{"product_id":"the-roots-of-political-philosophy-ten-forgotten-socratic-dialogues-9780801494659","title":"The Roots of Political Philosophy: Ten Forgotten Socratic Dialogues","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis book consists of literal English translations of ten Socratic dialogues that have been largely neglected for the last century. Although everyone of these dialogues belongs to the classical canon of Platonic writings and was accepted as genuine in antiquity, most were condemned as forgeries in the early nineteenth century--and have remained under a shadow ever since. In his long introductory essay, Thomas L. Pangle offers a spirited criticism of arguments that have been adduced to support the view that some of the dialogues are counterfeit and shows in scrupulous detail why he believes in their authenticity.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEach dialogue is accompanied by an interpretive essay that demonstrates how a close reading of the dialogue sheds revealing light on the Platonic understanding of political theory, ethics, aesthetics, and the philosophic way of life as exemplified by Socrates. The essays include previously published pieces, some of classic stature, as well as studies written especially for this volume.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOpening an entirely new dimension of Platonic studies, \u003ci\u003eThe Roots of Political Philosophy\u003c\/i\u003e addresses, in a fresh or unfamiliar perspective, major themes and puzzles such as: the nature of law, of property, and of acquisitiveness; the meaning of Socrates' famous \"demonic voice\"; what is at stake in the poetic claim to inspiration; and the psychology of the tyrannic as opposed to the statesmanlike or political personality.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePolitical scientists, philosophers, classicists, and students who are familiar with the textual approach associated with Leo Strauss will welcome this book, as will other readers with an interest in ancient Greek philosophy and political thought.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eContributors and translators: \u003c\/b\u003e Allan Bloom, Christopher Bruell, Steven Forde, James Leake, Carnes Lord, James H. Nichols, Clifford Orwin, Thomas L. Pangle, Leo Strauss, and David Sweet.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePangle, Thomas L.:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Thomas L. Pangle is Joe R. Long Chair in Democratic Studies in the Department of Government and Co-Director of the Thomas Jefferson Center for the Study of Core Texts and Ideas at the University of Texas at Austin. He is the author of many books, most recently Aristotle's Teaching in The Politics, and editor of books including The Roots of Political Philosophy: Ten Forgotten Socratic Dialogues, also from Cornell. Ahrensdorf and Pangle are coauthors of Justice among Nations: On the Moral Basis of Power and Peace.","brand":"Cornell University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50675035537682,"sku":"9780801494659","price":42.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_56263f79-989a-4f07-90ab-d580813727b1.jpg?v=1737244046","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-roots-of-political-philosophy-ten-forgotten-socratic-dialogues-9780801494659","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}