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