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Plato's Caves: The Liberating Sting of Cultural Diversity

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In Plato's Caves , Rebecca LeMoine defends the bold thesis that Plato was a friend of cultural diversity, contrary to many contemporary perceptions. LeMoine shows that, across Plato's dialogues, foreigners play a role similar to that of Socrates: liberating citizens from intellectual bondage. Through close readings of four Platonic dialogues-- Republic, Menexenus, Laws, and Phaedrus --LeMoine recovers Plato's unique insight into the promise, and risk, of cross-cultural engagement.

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Plato's Caves: The Liberating Sting of Cultural Diversity 2022, Oxford University Press, USA

ISBN-13: 9780197674857

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Plato's Caves: The Liberating Sting of Cultural Diversity 2020, Oxford University Press, USA

ISBN-13: 9780190936983

Greek, Ancient (to 1453)

Hardcover