Table of contents for Plato : political philosophy / Malcolm Schofield.

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Contents
Introduction 1
1. The Republic: Contexts and Projects 7
1. The Centrepiece 7
2. Some Dubious Platonic Autobiography 13
3. Socrates: Engagement and Detachment 19
4. The Projects of the Republic 30
5. Education, Sparta and the Politeia Tradition 35
2. Athens, Democracy and Freedom 51
1. Democratic Entanglements 51
2. Democracy and Rhetoric 63
3. The Laws on Democracy and Freedom 74
4. Conclusion 88
3. Problematizing Democracy 100
1. From Polarity to Complexity 100
2. Democracy, Equality and Freedom 107
3. Democracy and Pluralism 112
4. Democracy and Anarchy 117
5. Democracy and Knowledge 121
6. Conclusion 130
4. The Rule of Knowledge 136
1. Philosophy or Political Expertise? 136
2. Mill and Jowett on Plato 138
3. Architectonic Knowledge 144
4. Philosopher Rulers 155
5. Architectonic Knowledge Revisited 164
6. The Limitations of Management 173
7. Conclusion 182
5. Utopia 194
1. Against Utopia 194
2. A Question of Seriousness 197
3. A Future for Utopianism 199
4. Plato¿s Utopian Realism 203
5. The Idea of Community 212
6. Epilogue: The Question of Fantasy 234
6. Money and the Soul 250
1. The Ethics and Politics of Money 250
2. The Analogy of City and Soul 253
3. The Psychology of Money 258
4. Greed, Power and Injustice 265
5. Taming the Beast Within 270
7. Ideology 282
1. Ideology and Religion 282
2. The Noble Lie 284
3. Law and Religion 309
4. Conclusion 325
Conclusion 332
Bibliography 334
Index of Passages 360
General Index 000

Library of Congress Subject Headings for this publication:

Plato -- Political and social views.