| Plato''s Fable: On the Mortal Condition in Shadowy Times Subjects: Plato. Republic; Political anthropology -- Greece -- History; Philosophical anthropology -- Greece -- History; Classical literature -- History and criticism; This book is an exploration of Plato's Republic that bypasses arcane scholarly debates. Plato's Fable provides refreshing insight into what, in Plato's view, is the central problem of life: the mortal propensity to adopt defective ways of answering the question of how to live well. Joshua Mitchell is Professor of Government at Georgetown University, where he teaches the history of political thought. |