Cities of the Gods: Communist Utopias in Greek Thought

by Doyne Dawson

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Modern studies of classical utopian thought are usually restricted to the Republic and Laws of Plato, producing the impression that Greek speculation about ideal states was invariably authoritarian and hierarchical. In this book, however, Dawson sets Plato in the context of the whole ancient tradition of philosophical utopia. He distinguishes two types of Greek utopia, relating both to the social and the political background of Greece between the...

Format:Hardcover

Language:English

ISBN:0195069838

ISBN13:9780195069839

Release Date:July 1992

Publisher:Oxford University Press

Length:320 Pages

Weight:1.44 lbs.

Dimensions:1.0" x 6.4" x 9.3"

Related Subjects

Communism & Socialism Philosophy Political Science Politics & Government Politics & Social Sciences Utopian

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