ABSTRACT

This audacious collection of modern writings on Plato and the Law argues that Plato's work offers insights for resolving modern jurisprudential problems. Plato's dialogues, in this modern interpretation, reveal that knowledge of the functions of law, based upon intelligible principles, can be reformulated for relevance to our age. Leading interpreters of Plato: Vlastos, Hall, Strauss, Weinrib, Annas, and Morrow, are included in the collection. The editor supplies an insightful introduction and extensive bibiography to the collection.

part I|68 pages

Overview of Plato's Political and Legal Thought

chapter 1|29 pages

Plato's Theory of Law

chapter 2|36 pages

Plato's Legal Philosophy

part II|52 pages

Plato in the Tradition of Legal and Political Thought

part III|24 pages

The Central Issue of Plato's Legal Philosophy

part IV|379 pages

Plato's Theory of Law in the Dialogues

chapter 8|11 pages

Law and Justice in Plato's Crito *

chapter 9|30 pages

Another Look at the Crito

chapter 13|15 pages

Plato's Republic and Feminism

chapter 15|25 pages

Implementing the Ideal State

chapter 18|22 pages

Plato and the Rule of Law*

part V|129 pages

New Directions for Platonic Thought in the Law