Democratic institutions: the spell of Plato and the return to the classics

The purpose of this paper, that reflects an ongoing research, is to suggest the usefulness of an analysis of the readings of Karl Popper and Leo Strauss on Plato's political philosophy. Very different as they are, both thinkers saw in the Republic one of the most powerful critics of democracy a...

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Autor principal: Colen,José (author)
Formato: article
Idioma:eng
Publicado em: 2012
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País:Portugal
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