{"product_id":"politics-money-and-persuasion-democracy-and-opinion-in-platos-republic-hardback-9780253057662","title":"Politics, Money, and Persuasion; Democracy and Opinion in Plato's Republic (Hardback) 9780253057662","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003ePolitics, Money, and Persuasion\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eDemocracy and Opinion in Plato's Republic\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eJohn Russon (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780253057662\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 14 September 2021\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e226 pages\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 1.5 cm, 0.476 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003ePolitics, Money, and Persuasion\u003c\/i\u003e, distinguished philosopher John Russon offers a new framework for interpreting Plato's \u003ci\u003eThe Republic\u003c\/i\u003e. For Russon, Plato's work is about the distinctive nature of what it is to be a human being and, correspondingly, what is distinctive about the nature of human society. Russon focuses on the realities of our everyday experience to come to profoundly insightful assessments of our human realities: the nature of the city, the nature of knowledge, and the nature of human psychology. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRusson's argument concentrates on the ambivalence of logos, which includes reflections on politics and philosophy and their place in human life, how humans have shaped the environment, our interactions with money, the economy, and the pursuit of the good in social and political systems. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003ePolitics, Money, and Persuasion\u003c\/i\u003e offers a deeply personal but also practical kind of philosophical reading of Plato's classic text. It emphasizes the tight connection between the life of city and the life of the soul, demonstrating both the crucial role that human cognitive excellence and psychological health play in political and social life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments\u003cbr\u003eNote on Translations and Citations\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction\u003cbr\u003ePolitics, Money and Persuasion\u003cbr\u003e1. The Problem of Abstraction\u003cbr\u003e2. The Currencies of Power\u003cbr\u003eThe Vicissitudes of Opinion\u003cbr\u003e3. True Opinion\u003cbr\u003e4. Persuasion\u003cbr\u003eConclusion\u003cbr\u003eBibliography\u003cbr\u003eIndex of subjects\u003cbr\u003eIndex of passages\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Indiana University Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52525341901080,"sku":"9780253057662","price":67.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/politics-money-and-persuasion-democracy-and-opinion-in-platos-republic-hardback-9780253057662","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}