Unity through Hierarchy: On the Search for Authentic Political Platonism

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Jazyk výsledku

angličtina

Název v původním jazyce

Unity through Hierarchy: On the Search for Authentic Political Platonism

Popis výsledku v původním jazyce

As is well known, in Plato, the model of the best constitution takes the form of a social hierarchy. Hierarchy is introduced as a means of solving what he sees the most serious political problems of his days: extreme individualism and the resulting societal pluralism. These problems can be avoided precisely by forming society hierarchically, because-and this is the key Platonic assumption -hierarchy is a true representative of unity. And to form plurality into unity means to make the city good. The underlying connection between unity and hierarchy, which on our view is the blueprint of authentic political Platonism, is, however, not easily understood by contemporary readers. I wish first to indicate how modern preconceptions can retroactively affect the interpretation of Plato and secondly to attempt a hermeneutically adequate reconstruction of Plato&apos;s political doctrine. I hope to be able to demonstrate the systematic relevance of social hierarchies for politics of any time.

Název v anglickém jazyce

Unity through Hierarchy: On the Search for Authentic Political Platonism

Popis výsledku anglicky

As is well known, in Plato, the model of the best constitution takes the form of a social hierarchy. Hierarchy is introduced as a means of solving what he sees the most serious political problems of his days: extreme individualism and the resulting societal pluralism. These problems can be avoided precisely by forming society hierarchically, because-and this is the key Platonic assumption -hierarchy is a true representative of unity. And to form plurality into unity means to make the city good. The underlying connection between unity and hierarchy, which on our view is the blueprint of authentic political Platonism, is, however, not easily understood by contemporary readers. I wish first to indicate how modern preconceptions can retroactively affect the interpretation of Plato and secondly to attempt a hermeneutically adequate reconstruction of Plato&apos;s political doctrine. I hope to be able to demonstrate the systematic relevance of social hierarchies for politics of any time.

Druh

C - Kapitola v odborné knize

CEP obor

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OECD FORD obor

60301 - Philosophy, History and Philosophy of science and technology

Projekt

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Návaznosti

I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace

Rok uplatnění

2024

Kód důvěrnosti údajů

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Název knihy nebo sborníku

Platonism: Proceedings of the 43rd International Wittgenstein Symposium

ISBN

978-3-11-914999-0

Počet stran výsledku

14

Strana od-do

89-102

Počet stran knihy

515

Název nakladatele

Berlin, Boston: De Gruyter

Místo vydání

Berlin, Boston: De Gruyter

Kód UT WoS kapitoly

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