Plato's feasible city: the rational use of belief and imagination in politics

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Autore principale: Helmer, Etienne
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author Helmer, Etienne
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contents <p>Plato"s perfect cities of the <em>Republic</em> and the <em>Laws</em> have often been criticized as utopias; that is, as unachievable cities. It is my argument that such a “utopian reading” is wrong. Plato"s best cities cannot be understood as utopias neither in the literary meaning of the word nor in the sense of theoretical projects of political recast. They must be seen as paradigms of feasible cities. To a broader extent, the conclusion of my argument is that, according to Plato, imagination and belief are constituent elements of a sound political rationality</p>
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spellingShingle Plato's feasible city: the rational use of belief and imagination in politics
Helmer, Etienne
belief
City
Plato
Utopias/history
Political philosophy
Ancient philosophy
History of philosophy
Philosophy
Philosophy
paradigm
<p>Plato"s perfect cities of the <em>Republic</em> and the <em>Laws</em> have often been criticized as utopias; that is, as unachievable cities. It is my argument that such a “utopian reading” is wrong. Plato"s best cities cannot be understood as utopias neither in the literary meaning of the word nor in the sense of theoretical projects of political recast. They must be seen as paradigms of feasible cities. To a broader extent, the conclusion of my argument is that, according to Plato, imagination and belief are constituent elements of a sound political rationality</p>
title Plato's feasible city: the rational use of belief and imagination in politics
topic belief
City
Plato
Utopias/history
Political philosophy
Ancient philosophy
History of philosophy
Philosophy
Philosophy
paradigm
url https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.18447802