Plato on the Limits of Human Life(English, Electronic book text, Brill Sara)

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Plato on the Limits of Human Life(English, Electronic book text, Brill Sara) is written by Brill Sara and published by Indiana University Press. It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 0253008913 (ISBN 10) and 9780253008916 (ISBN 13).

By focusing on the immortal character of the soul in key Platonic dialogues, Sara Brill shows how Plato thought of the soul as remarkably flexible, complex, and indicative of the inner workings of political life and institutions. As she explores the character of the soul, Brill reveals the corrective function that law and myth serve. If the soul is limitless, she claims, then the city must serve a regulatory or prosthetic function and prop up good political institutions against the threat of the soul's excess. Brill's sensitivity to dramatic elements and discursive strategies in Plato's dialogues illuminates the intimate connection between city and soul.