Reversing Plato’s Anti-Democratism: Castoriadis’ “Quirky” Plato

This paper considers the conflicting "loves" of Cornelius Castoriadis--his love for the ancients, and especially Plato, and for the common person of the demos. A detailed study of Castoriadis' analysis of Plato's Statesman exposes that Castoriadis attempts to resolve the paradox...

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Main Author: Hamblet, Wendy C.
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: The University of Akureyri 2008-12-01
Series:Nordicum-Mediterraneum
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1946/5928