The Three Choruses of Plato’s Laws and their Function in the Dialogue: A New Approach

Abstract This article questions a longtime credo concerning Plato’s Laws, namely that the three choruses introduced in Book 2 are institutions of the dialogue’s political project. A detailed analysis of relevant passages shows that the evidence is insufficent. Rather, it is argued, this part of Book...

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Main Author: Pfefferkorn, Julia (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Brill 2021
In: Phronesis
Year: 2021, Volume: 66, Issue: 4, Pages: 335-365
Further subjects:B Laws (Nomoi)
B Dionysia
B Plato
B Moral Education
B moderation (σωφροσύνη)
B three choruses
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