Description
Title: Laws, The
Author: PLATO
Format: PAPERBACK
Publication date: 27/01/2005
Imprint: PENGUIN BOOKS
Price: $28.00
Publishing status: Active
Plato’s example of utopia
In the Laws, Plato describes in fascinating detail a comprehensive system of legislation in a small agricultural utopia he named Magnesia. His laws not only govern crime and punishment, but also form a code of conduct for all aspects of life in his ideal state – from education, sport and religion to sexual behaviour, marriage and drinking parties. Plato sets out a plan for the day-to-day rule of Magnesia, administered by citizens and elected officials, with supreme power held by a Council. Although Plato’s views that citizens should act in complete obedience to the law have been read as totalitarian, the Laws nonetheless constitutes a highly impressive programme for the reform of society and provides a crucial insight into the mind of one of Classical Greece’s foremost thinkers.
ISBN: 9780140449846
Weight: 407g
Dimension: 197mm X 129mm
Pages: 592
Edition: 01