Philosopher-Kings : The Argument of Plato's

A reprint of the Princeton University Press edition of 1988. Reeve's classic work provides an interpretation of Republic that makes a case for the coherence of Plato's argument.

Preface

xi

Preface to the Hackett Edition

xv

ONE A PROBLEM ABOUT JUSTICE

3

(40)

1.1 Introduction

3

(1)

1.2 Socrates

4

(1)

1.3 Cephalus and Polemarchus

5

(4)

1.4 Thrasymachus

9

(1)

1.5 Thrasymachus' First Argument

10

(6)

1.6 Thrasymachus' Second Argument

16

(3)

1.7 Socrates' Response and Its Effects

19

(3)

1.8 Plato's Purposes

22

(2)

1.9 Glaucon's Division of Goods

24

(1)

1.10 Glaucon's Defense of Injustice

25

(3)

1.11 Glaucon's Challenge

28

(5)

1.12 Why Glaucon?

33

(8)

1.13 The Aim of the Republic

41

(2)

TWO EPISTEMOLOGY AND METAPHYSICS

43

(75)

2.1 Introduction

43

(1)

2.2 The Divisions of Desires

43

(4)

2.3 Psychopathology

47

(2)

2.4 Education and Desire

49

(1)

2.5 The Cave

50

(2)

2.6 Prologue to the Line

52

(1)

2.7 The Line

53

(5)

2.8 Knowledge and Opinion

58

(13)

2.9 Science and Dialectic

71

(8)

2.10 Mathematical Aspects of the Line

79

(2)

2.11 The Sun

81

(14)

2.12 Powers and Goods

95

(6)

2.13 The Development of the Theory of Forms

101

(9)

2.14 The Limits of Philosophy

110

(5)

2.15 Agents and Spectators

115

(3)

THREE PSYCHOLOGY

118

(52)

3.1 Introduction

118

(1)

3.2 The Tripartite Psyche

118

(13)

3.3 Origins and Merits of Psychic Division

131

(4)

3.4 The Core Conception of the Psychic Parts

135

(5)

3.5 Psychic Rule

140

(4)

3.6 Pleasures

144

(9)

3.7 Happiness

153

(6)

3.8 Immortality and Simplicity

159

(3)

3.9 An Outline of Platonic Psychology

162

(5)

3.10 Reason and Rationality

167

(3)

FOUR POLITICS

170

(65)

4.1 Introduction

170

(1)

4.2 The Structure of the Account of the Kallipolis

170

(2)

4.3 Specialization

172

(4)

4.4 Producers

176

(2)

4.5 Guardians

178

(8)

4.6 Producers Again

186

(5)

4.7 Philosopher-Kings

191

(4)

4.8 Guardians Again

195

(2)

4.9 Kallipolis

197

(7)

4.10 Unity and Political Awareness

204

(4)

4.11 The Lies of the Rulers

208

(5)

4.12 Invalids, Infants, Women, and Slaves

213

(7)

4.13 The Perils of Poetry

220

(11)

4.14 Freedom

231

(4)

FIVE THE PSYCHOPOLITICS OF JUSTICE

235

(40)

5.1 Introduction

235

(1)

5.2 Conventional Justice

236

(9)

5.3 From Conventional Justice to Justice Itself

245

(5)

5.4 Justice Itself

250

(14)

5.5 Plato's Theory of Ethics

264

(11)

Notes

275

(46)

Bibliography

321

(8)

General Index

329

(8)

Index Locorum

337

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