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Автор: LeMoine Rebecca
Название: Plato`s Caves
ISBN: 9780190936983
Издательство: Oxford Academ
Классификация:

Классические тексты

История Древнего мира: до 500 гг. н.э.

Социальная и политическая философия

Политология и политическая философия

Национализм

ISBN-10: 0190936983
Обложка/Формат: Hardcover
Страницы: 272
Вес: 0.62 кг.
Дата издания: 03.02.2020
Язык: English
Размер: 243 x 162 x 21
Читательская аудитория: General (us: trade)
Подзаголовок: The liberating sting of cultural diversity
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Поставляется из: Англии
Описание: Classical antiquity has become a political battleground in recent years in debates over immigration and cultural identity-whether it is ancient sculpture, symbolism, or even philosophy. Caught in the crossfire is the legacy of the famed ancient Greek philosopher Plato. Though works such as Platos Republic have long been considered essential reading for college students, protestors on campuses around the world are calling for the removal of Platos dialogues from the curriculum, contending that Plato and other thinkers in the Western philosophical tradition promote xenophobic and exclusionary ideologies. The appropriation of the classics by white nationalists throughout history-from the Nazis to modern-day hate groups-appears to lend credence to this claim, and the traditional scholarly narrative of cultural diversity in classical Greek political thought often reinforces the perception of ancient thinkers as xenophobic. This is particularly the case with interpretations of Plato. While scholars who study Plato reject the wholesale dismissal of his work, the vast majority tend to admit that his portrayal of foreigners is unsettling. From student protests over the teaching of canonical texts such as Platos Republic to the use of images of classical Greek statues in white supremacist propaganda, the world of the ancient Greeks is deeply implicated in a heated contemporary debate about identity and diversity.

Platos Caves defends the bold thesis that Plato was a friend of cultural diversity, contrary to many contemporary perceptions. It shows that, across Platos dialogues, foreigners play a role similar to that of Socrates: liberating citizens from intellectual bondage. Through close readings of four Platonic dialogues-Republic, Menexenus, Laws, and Phaedrus-Rebecca LeMoine recovers Platos unique insight into the promise, and risk, of cross-cultural engagement. Like the Socratic gadfly who stings the horse of Athens into wakefulness, foreigners can provoke citizens to self-reflection by exposing contradictions and confronting them with alternative ways of life. The painfulness of this experience explains why encounters with foreigners often give rise to tension and conflict. Yet it also reveals why cultural diversity is an essential good. Simply put, exposure to cultural diversity helps one develop the intellectual humility one needs to be a good citizen and global neighbor. By illuminating Platos epistemological argument for cultural diversity, Platos Caves challenges readers to examine themselves and to reinvigorate their love of learning.

Plato`s Caves, LeMoine Rebecca