PITY AND DISGUST IN PLATO'S REPUBLIC: THE CASE OF LEONTIUS.
A critique is presented of the philosophical work "Republic" by ancient Greek author Plato, focusing on a passage that describes the reaction of a man named Leontius to the sight of the corpses of criminals in order to illustrate Plato's conception of the social aspects of pity and disgust. The auth...
| Publicado en: | Classical Philology Vol. 108; no. 3; pp. 179 - 202 |
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| Formato: | Literary Criticism |
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University of Chicago Press
Jul2013
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| Sumario: | A critique is presented of the philosophical work "Republic" by ancient Greek author Plato, focusing on a passage that describes the reaction of a man named Leontius to the sight of the corpses of criminals in order to illustrate Plato's conception of the social aspects of pity and disgust. The author argues against a sexual interpretation of the passage, and discusses Greek conceptions of justice, the soul, and psychology. The poem "The First Book of Urizen" by William Blake and philosopher Frederich Nietzsche are also mentioned. |
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