The Resource Philosopher-kings of antiquity : lives of an ideal, William Desmond
Philosopher-kings of antiquity : lives of an ideal, William Desmond
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- Summary
- One of the most celebrated of Plato''s ideas was that if human society was ever to function successfully then philosophers would need to become kings, or kings philosophers. In a perfect state, therefore, philosophic wisdom should be wedded to political power. In antiquity, who were or aspired to be philosopher-kings? What was their understanding of wisdom and the limits of knowledge? What influence have they had on periods beyond antiquity? This volume focuses on Plato and his contemporaries; Alexander the Great and his Hellenistic successors; Marcus Aurelius and the ''good emperors''; Mose
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- 1 online resource (viii, 256 pages)
- Contents
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- Abbreviations; 1; Fundamental Themes: Kingship and Wisdom; What is a king? ; Functions of ancient kings; Kingship, Classical Greece and Republican Rome ; Philosopher-kings and assorted wise rulers; 2; Plato's Dream; Early dialogues and the "royal craft" of politics ; Guardians and demiurges: Republic, Timaeus and Critias; The direct rule of God: Statesman; Indirect rule by a wise legislator: Laws; Plato the activist ; 3; From Plato to Plutarch; Plato's contemporaries: Xenophon, Isocrates, Aristotle; Alexander and the Hellenistic age ; Plutarch's philosopher-kings ; 4; Marcus Aurelius
- Marcus' educationChallenges of Marcus' reign: plague, wars, revolt; The Stoicism of Marcus' Meditations; Assessments of Marcus: a philosopher-king?; Marcus' enduring image; 5; Julian the Apostate; Julian's education ; Julian's ideas; Constantinople; Antioch; Mesopotamia; Assessments: a philosopher-king; 6; From Moses to Modernity ; Ancient images of Moses: prophet, lawgiver, philosopher; The Lord's anointed: Justinian and medieval ideals; Freedom and system: philosophes and enlightened despots ; Natural light of reason: Thomas Jefferson, philosopher-president
- Scientific wisdom: Marx, Lenin, StalinA concluding fable: Orwell's Animal Farm; Notes; Bibliography; Index
- Isbn
- 9780826434753
- Label
- Philosopher-kings of antiquity : lives of an ideal
- Title
- Philosopher-kings of antiquity
- Title remainder
- lives of an ideal
- Statement of responsibility
- William Desmond
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- One of the most celebrated of Plato''s ideas was that if human society was ever to function successfully then philosophers would need to become kings, or kings philosophers. In a perfect state, therefore, philosophic wisdom should be wedded to political power. In antiquity, who were or aspired to be philosopher-kings? What was their understanding of wisdom and the limits of knowledge? What influence have they had on periods beyond antiquity? This volume focuses on Plato and his contemporaries; Alexander the Great and his Hellenistic successors; Marcus Aurelius and the ''good emperors''; Mose
- Cataloging source
- N$T
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorDate
- 1974-
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Desmond, William D.
- Dewey number
- 128.3
- Index
- index present
- LC call number
- B398.P45
- LC item number
- D47 2011eb
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
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- dictionaries
- bibliography
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- Philosopher-kings
- Philosophy, Ancient
- PHILOSOPHY
- Philosopher-kings
- Philosophy, Ancient
- Label
- Philosopher-kings of antiquity : lives of an ideal, William Desmond
- Antecedent source
- unknown
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 233-247) and index
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- online resource
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- multicolored
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- txt
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- Contents
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- Abbreviations; 1; Fundamental Themes: Kingship and Wisdom; What is a king? ; Functions of ancient kings; Kingship, Classical Greece and Republican Rome ; Philosopher-kings and assorted wise rulers; 2; Plato's Dream; Early dialogues and the "royal craft" of politics ; Guardians and demiurges: Republic, Timaeus and Critias; The direct rule of God: Statesman; Indirect rule by a wise legislator: Laws; Plato the activist ; 3; From Plato to Plutarch; Plato's contemporaries: Xenophon, Isocrates, Aristotle; Alexander and the Hellenistic age ; Plutarch's philosopher-kings ; 4; Marcus Aurelius
- Marcus' educationChallenges of Marcus' reign: plague, wars, revolt; The Stoicism of Marcus' Meditations; Assessments of Marcus: a philosopher-king?; Marcus' enduring image; 5; Julian the Apostate; Julian's education ; Julian's ideas; Constantinople; Antioch; Mesopotamia; Assessments: a philosopher-king; 6; From Moses to Modernity ; Ancient images of Moses: prophet, lawgiver, philosopher; The Lord's anointed: Justinian and medieval ideals; Freedom and system: philosophes and enlightened despots ; Natural light of reason: Thomas Jefferson, philosopher-president
- Scientific wisdom: Marx, Lenin, StalinA concluding fable: Orwell's Animal Farm; Notes; Bibliography; Index
- Control code
- 767836553
- Dimensions
- unknown
- Extent
- 1 online resource (viii, 256 pages)
- File format
- unknown
- Form of item
- online
- Isbn
- 9780826434753
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- unknown
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- computer
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
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- c
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- 9781441108821
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- remote
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- (OCoLC)767836553
- Label
- Philosopher-kings of antiquity : lives of an ideal, William Desmond
- Antecedent source
- unknown
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 233-247) and index
- Carrier category
- online resource
- Carrier category code
-
- cr
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Color
- multicolored
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
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- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
-
- Abbreviations; 1; Fundamental Themes: Kingship and Wisdom; What is a king? ; Functions of ancient kings; Kingship, Classical Greece and Republican Rome ; Philosopher-kings and assorted wise rulers; 2; Plato's Dream; Early dialogues and the "royal craft" of politics ; Guardians and demiurges: Republic, Timaeus and Critias; The direct rule of God: Statesman; Indirect rule by a wise legislator: Laws; Plato the activist ; 3; From Plato to Plutarch; Plato's contemporaries: Xenophon, Isocrates, Aristotle; Alexander and the Hellenistic age ; Plutarch's philosopher-kings ; 4; Marcus Aurelius
- Marcus' educationChallenges of Marcus' reign: plague, wars, revolt; The Stoicism of Marcus' Meditations; Assessments of Marcus: a philosopher-king?; Marcus' enduring image; 5; Julian the Apostate; Julian's education ; Julian's ideas; Constantinople; Antioch; Mesopotamia; Assessments: a philosopher-king; 6; From Moses to Modernity ; Ancient images of Moses: prophet, lawgiver, philosopher; The Lord's anointed: Justinian and medieval ideals; Freedom and system: philosophes and enlightened despots ; Natural light of reason: Thomas Jefferson, philosopher-president
- Scientific wisdom: Marx, Lenin, StalinA concluding fable: Orwell's Animal Farm; Notes; Bibliography; Index
- Control code
- 767836553
- Dimensions
- unknown
- Extent
- 1 online resource (viii, 256 pages)
- File format
- unknown
- Form of item
- online
- Isbn
- 9780826434753
- Level of compression
- unknown
- Media category
- computer
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- c
- http://library.link/vocab/ext/overdrive/overdriveId
- 9781441108821
- Quality assurance targets
- not applicable
- Reformatting quality
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- Sound
- unknown sound
- Specific material designation
- remote
- System control number
- (OCoLC)767836553
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