Politics, Money, and Persuasion - (Studies in Continental Thought) by John Russon (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br><p>- Interprets Plato's Republic in light of the political and cultural history of Greece. - Identifies money as a distinctive and decisive theme in the Republic. - Reveals how the image of the divided line in the Republic is a compelling account of knowledge as existential transformation. - Demonstrates how and way democracy and its problems are inescapable features of political life.</p><p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><p>In <i>Politics, Money, and Persuasion</i>, distinguished philosopher John Russon offers a new framework for interpreting Plato's <i>The Republic</i>. For Russon, Plato's work is about the distinctive nature of what it is to be a human being and, correspondingly, what is distinctive about the nature of human society. Russon focuses on the realities of our everyday experience to come to profoundly insightful assessments of our human realities: the nature of the city, the nature of knowledge, and the nature of human psychology. </p><p>Russon's argument concentrates on the ambivalence of logos, which includes reflections on politics and philosophy and their place in human life, how humans have shaped the environment, our interactions with money, the economy, and taking account, and the pursuit of the good in social and political systems. </p><p><i>Politics, Money, and Persuasion</i> offers a deeply personal but also practical kind of philosophical reading of Plato's classic text. It emphasizes the tight connection between the life of city and the life of the soul, demonstrating both the crucial role that human cognitive excellence and psychological health play in political and social life.</p><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br><p>John Russon is Professor of Philosophy at the University of Guelph and Director of the Toronto Summer Seminar in Philosophy. He is author of <i>Sites of Exposure: A Philosophy Essay on Art, Politics, and the Nature of Experience</i> and <i>Infinite Phenomenology: The Lessons of Hegel's Science of Experience</i>.</p>
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