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Ruling bodies : a study of coercion and punishment in Plato's Republic, Laws, and Gorgias

Title
  1. Ruling bodies : a study of coercion and punishment in Plato's Republic, Laws, and Gorgias / Robin J. Varma.
Published by
  1. Lanham : Lexington Books, [2022]
Author
  1. Varma, Robin, 1986-

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Description
  1. vii, 163 pages; 24 cm
Summary
  1. "This book examines how Plato theorized about coercion and punishment in the Republic, the Laws, and the Gorgias. It highlights a problem in the way we understand coercion in modern politics, and then offers a new framework and context for thinking about this"--
Subject
  1. Plato > Political and social views
  2. Plato
  3. Gorgias (Plato)
  4. Laws (Plato)
  5. Republic (Plato)
  6. Duress (Law)
  7. Punishment
  8. Political and social views
Call number
  1. JFE 22-4625
Bibliography (note)
  1. Includes bibliographical references and index.
Author
  1. Varma, Robin, 1986- author.
Title
  1. Ruling bodies : a study of coercion and punishment in Plato's Republic, Laws, and Gorgias / Robin J. Varma.
Publisher
  1. Lanham : Lexington Books, [2022]
Type of content
  1. text
Type of medium
  1. unmediated
Type of carrier
  1. volume
Bibliography
  1. Includes bibliographical references and index.
Other form:
  1. Online version: Varma, Robin, 1986- Ruling bodies. Lanham, Maryland : Lexington Books, 2022 9781666907308 (DLC) 2022015360
LCCN
  1. 2022015359
Other standard identifier
  1. 40031329456
ISBN
  1. 9781666907292 hardcover
  2. 1666907294 hardcover
Research call number
  1. JFE 22-4625
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