Greek political theory : Plato and his predecessors / by Sir Ernest Barker.

Originally published: London; New York : Methuen & Co, 1918.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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Cover; GREEK POLITICAL THEORY: Plato and his Predecessors; Copyright; Preface to the First Edition; Contents; CHAPTER I The Greek Theory of the State; CHAPTER II The Greek State; THE GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS OF THE GREEK STATE; CITY-STATES AND TRIBAL STATES; THE GREEK STATE AND SLAVERY; THE GREEK STATE AND REPRESENTATIVE INSTITUTIONS; THE GREEK STATE AND EDUCATION; CHAPTER III Political Thought before the Sophists; FROM HOMER TO SOLON; PYTHAGOREANS AND IONIANS; THE TRANSITION FROM THE PHYSICISTS TO THE HUMANISTS; CHAPTER IV The Political Theory of the Sophists.

THE RISE OF ETHICAL AND POLITICAL SPECULATIONTHE GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS OF THE SOPHISTS; PROTAGORAS AND THE EARLIER SOPHISTS; THE ANTITHESIS OF; THE SOPHIST ANTIPHON; PLATO'S ACCOUNT OF SOPHISTIC THEORIES; GENERAL ICONOCLASM; PAMPHLETEERS AND UTOPIANS; APPENDIX: Two Fragments from the Treatise of the Sophist Antiphon 'On Truth; CHAPTER V Socrates and the Minor Socratics; THE LIFE OF SOCRATES; THE METHOD AND DOCTRINE OF SOCRATES; THE DEATH OF SOCRATES; XENOPHON; ISOCRATES; THE CYNICS AND CYRENAICS; CHAPTER VI Plato and the Platonic Dialogue; THE LIFE OF PLATO; THE METHOD OF PLATO'S DIALOGUES.

CHAPTER VII The Earlier Dialogues of PlatoI. THE APOLOGY AND THE CRITO; 2. THE CHARMIDES, EUTHYDEMUS, AND LACHES; 3. THE MENO, PROTAGORAS, AND GORGIAS; CHAPTER VIII The Republic and its Theory of Justice; THE PLAN AND MOTIVES OF THE REPUBLIC; THE PRIMA FACIE THEORIES OF JUSTICE; [I] The Theory of Cephalus: Traditionalism; [2] The Theory of Thrasymachus: Radicalism; [3] The Theory of Glaucon: Pragmatism; THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE IDEAL STATE; [I] The Economic Factor in the State; [2] The Military Factor in the State; [3] The Philosophic Factor in the State; THE CLASSES OF THE PLATONIC STATE.

PLATONIC JUSTICECHAPTER IX The Republic and its Theory of Education; THE PLACE OF EDUCATION IN PLATO'S STATE; GREEK METHODS OF EDUCATION; THE PHILOSOPHICAL BASIS OF PLATO'S THEORY OF EDUCATION; THE TRAINING OF THE GUARDIANS OR AUXILIARIES; [I] The Place of Gymnastics in Education; [2] The Place of Music in Education; THE HIGHER STUDIES OF THE PERFECT GUARDIANS; THE LIFE OF CONTEMPLATION AND THE LIFE OF ACTION; THE GOVERNMENT OF THE IDEAL STATE; CHAPTER X The Republic and its Theory of Communism; COMMUNITY OF PROPERTY; COMMUNITY OF WIVES; THE GENERAL THEORY OF COMMUNISM IN THE REPUBLIC.

CHAPTER XI Plato and the States of GreeceTHE REPUBLIC AS AN IDEAL; THE JUDGEMENT OF ACTUAL STATES IN THE LIGHT OF THE IDEAL; THE FIRST CORRUPTION -TIMOCRACY; THE SECOND CORRUPTION-OLIGARCHY; THE THIRD CORRUPTION-DEMOCRACY; THE LAST CORRUPTION-TYRANNY; THE FINAL VERDICT ON JUSTICE AND INJUSTICE; PLATO AND PANHELLENISM; NOTE; CHAPTER XII The Politicus; THE DEFINITION OF THE STATESMAN OR ABSOLUTE RULER; THE MYTH OF THE POLITICUS; THE FINAL DEFINITION OF THE STATESMAN OR ABSOLUTE RULER; ABSOLUTISM JUSTIFIED BY THE ARGUMENT OF POLITICAL FLEXIBILITY.

Much has been written about the interpretation of Plato in the last thirty years. Once interpreted as a revolutionary of the left, and a prophet of Socialism, he has lately been interpreted as a revolutionary of the Right and a forerunner of Fascism. In this book Plato appears as himself - a revolutionary indeed, and even an authoritarian, but a revolutionary of the pure idea of the Good, and an authoritarian of the pure reason, unattached either to the Right or the Left.

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