The formative character of Philosophy in the Old Age

Authors

  • José Gabriel Trindade Santos

Keywords:

Plato. Politics and politicians. Meno. Republic IV.

Abstract

This conference compares Plato’s attitude towards Politics and politicians in the dialogues Meno and Republic IV. It aims at documenting a profound change of heart affecting his disposition towards the subject, rich in consequences in the shaping of his career as an intelectual. Athens may have lost an occasional leader, but the world gained a philosopher for ever.

Author Biography

José Gabriel Trindade Santos

Doutor em Filosofia, Professor Titular da Universidade de Lisboa, Professor visitante da Universidade Federal do Ceará.

References

PLATÃO. República. Introdução (6a. ed.). Tradução e notas de M. H. da Rocha Pereira. Lisboa: Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian, 1990.

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Published

2018-11-29

Issue

No. 20

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