{"product_id":"platos-cretan-city-a-historical-interpretation-of-the-laws-paperback","title":"Plato's Cretan City: A Historical Interpretation of the Laws - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eGlenn R. Morrow\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003ePlato's Cretan City\u003c\/i\u003e is a thorough investigation into the roots of Plato's \u003ci\u003eLaws\u003c\/i\u003e and a compelling explication of his ideas on legislation and social institutions. A dialogue among three travelers, the \u003ci\u003eLaws\u003c\/i\u003e proposes a detailed plan for administering a new colony on the island of Crete. In examining this dialogue, Glenn Morrow describes the contemporary Greek institutions in Athens, Crete, and Sparta on which Plato based his model city, and explores the philosopher's proposed regulations concerning property, the family, government, and the administration of justice, education, and religion. He approaches the \u003ci\u003eLaws\u003c\/i\u003e as both a living document of reform and a philosophical inquiry into humankind's highest earthly duty.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"[A] landmark in Platonic scholarship. . . . Every informed interpretation of Plato's \u003ci\u003eLaws\u003c\/i\u003e in the last thirty years has built on the foundation that [Morrow] provided.\"\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003efrom the foreword\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eGlenn R. Morrow\u003c\/b\u003e (1895-1976) was Adam Seybert Professor of Moral and Intellectual Philosophy at the University of Pennsylvania.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 648\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.33 x 9.15 x 6.08 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 01, 1993\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42132376551559,"sku":"9780691024844","price":196.65,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/d80f850b4c2dfe87e2d1356549269fdc.webp?v=1732626028","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/platos-cretan-city-a-historical-interpretation-of-the-laws-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}