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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...

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Published in:Classical Philology Vol. 108; no. 3; pp. 179 - 202
Main Author: Liebert, Rana Saadi
Format: Literary Criticism
Published: University of Chicago Press Jul2013
Subjects:
Republic, The (Book : Plato)
Plato, 428-347 B.C.
Sympathy > Social aspects
Aversion in literature
Ancient philosophy
Justice (Philosophy)
Soul
Philosophy of psychology
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