Items related to The Laws (Penguin Classics)

Plato The Laws (Penguin Classics) ISBN 13: 9780140449846

The Laws (Penguin Classics) - Softcover

 
9780140449846: The Laws (Penguin Classics)
View all copies of this ISBN edition:
 
 
In the Laws, Plato describes in fascinating detail a comprehensive system of legislation in a small agricultural utopia he named Magnesia. His laws not only govern crime and punishment, but also form a code of conduct for all aspects of life in his ideal state - from education, sport and religion to sexual behaviour, marriage and drinking parties. Plato sets out a plan for the day-to-day rule of Magnesia, administered by citizens and elected officials, with supreme power held by a Council. Although Plato's views that citizens should act in complete obedience to the law have been read as totalitarian, the Laws nonetheless constitutes a highly impressive programme for the reform of society and provides a crucial insight into the mind of one of Classical Greece's foremost thinkers.

"synopsis" may belong to another edition of this title.

About the Author:

Plato (c.427-347 BC) was one of the shapers of the whole intellectual tradition of the West. He was disgusted by the corruption of Athenian political life, and the execution of his teacher Socrates. He sought cures for the ills of society in philosophy, and became convinced that those ills would not cease until philosophers became rulers, or rulers philosophers.


Trevor J. Saunders has translated many volumes of Plato for the Penguin Classics.

"About this title" may belong to another edition of this title.

  • PublisherPenguin Classics
  • Publication date2005
  • ISBN 10 0140449841
  • ISBN 13 9780140449846
  • BindingPaperback
  • Number of pages560
  • Rating

Other Popular Editions of the Same Title

9780226671109: The Laws of Plato

Featured Edition

ISBN 10:  ISBN 13:  9780226671109
Publisher: University of Chicago Press, 1988
Softcover

  • 9781512178791: Laws

    Create..., 2015
    Softcover

  • 9781605125077: Laws

    Akasha..., 2009
    Hardcover

  • 9780486447919: Laws (Dover Philosophical Classics)

    Dover ..., 2006
    Softcover

  • 9781605203249: Laws

    Cosimo..., 2008
    Hardcover

Top Search Results from the AbeBooks Marketplace

Seller Image

Plato; Saunders, Trevor J.
Published by Penguin Classics (2005)
ISBN 10: 0140449841 ISBN 13: 9780140449846
New Softcover Quantity: 5
Seller:
GreatBookPrices
(Columbia, MD, U.S.A.)

Book Description Condition: New. Seller Inventory # 2607389-n

More information about this seller | Contact seller

Buy New
£ 9.33
Convert currency

Add to Basket

Shipping: £ 2.09
Within U.S.A.
Destination, rates & speeds
Seller Image

Plato
Published by Penguin Classics (2005)
ISBN 10: 0140449841 ISBN 13: 9780140449846
New Soft Cover Quantity: 10
Seller:
booksXpress
(Bayonne, NJ, U.S.A.)

Book Description Soft Cover. Condition: new. Seller Inventory # 9780140449846

More information about this seller | Contact seller

Buy New
£ 11.49
Convert currency

Add to Basket

Shipping: FREE
Within U.S.A.
Destination, rates & speeds
Stock Image

Plato (Author); Saunders, Trevor J. (Introduction by); Saunders, Trevor J. (Notes by)
Published by Penguin Random House (2005)
ISBN 10: 0140449841 ISBN 13: 9780140449846
New Softcover Quantity: > 20
Seller:
INDOO
(Avenel, NJ, U.S.A.)

Book Description Condition: New. Brand New. Seller Inventory # 0140449841

More information about this seller | Contact seller

Buy New
£ 9.27
Convert currency

Add to Basket

Shipping: £ 3.16
Within U.S.A.
Destination, rates & speeds
Seller Image

Plato
Published by Penguin Books Ltd, London (2005)
ISBN 10: 0140449841 ISBN 13: 9780140449846
New Paperback Quantity: 1
Seller:
Grand Eagle Retail
(Wilmington, DE, U.S.A.)

Book Description Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. Plato's example of utopiaIn the Laws, Plato describes in fascinating detail a comprehensive system of legislation in a small agricultural utopia he named Magnesia. His laws not only govern crime and punishment, but also form a code of conduct for all aspects of life in his ideal state - from education, sport and religion to sexual behaviour, marriage and drinking parties. Plato sets out a plan for the day-to-day rule of Magnesia, administered by citizens and elected officials, with supreme power held by a Council. Although Plato's views that citizens should act in complete obedience to the law have been read as totalitarian, the Laws nonetheless constitutes a highly impressive programme for the reform of society and provides a crucial insight into the mind of one of Classical Greece's foremost thinkers. In the Laws, Plato describes in fascinating detail a comprehensive system of legislation in a small agricultural utopia he named Magnesia. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability. Seller Inventory # 9780140449846

More information about this seller | Contact seller

Buy New
£ 15.91
Convert currency

Add to Basket

Shipping: FREE
Within U.S.A.
Destination, rates & speeds
Stock Image

Plato
Published by Penguin Books Ltd (2005)
ISBN 10: 0140449841 ISBN 13: 9780140449846
New PAP Quantity: 4
Seller:
PBShop.store US
(Wood Dale, IL, U.S.A.)

Book Description PAP. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000. Seller Inventory # GB-9780140449846

More information about this seller | Contact seller

Buy New
£ 16.98
Convert currency

Add to Basket

Shipping: FREE
Within U.S.A.
Destination, rates & speeds
Stock Image

Plato, Trevor J. Saunders
ISBN 10: 0140449841 ISBN 13: 9780140449846
New paperback Quantity: > 20
Seller:
Blackwell's
(Oxford, OX, United Kingdom)

Book Description paperback. Condition: New. Language: ENG. Seller Inventory # 9780140449846

More information about this seller | Contact seller

Buy New
£ 12.60
Convert currency

Add to Basket

Shipping: £ 4.50
From United Kingdom to U.S.A.
Destination, rates & speeds
Stock Image

Plato
Published by Penguin Books (2005)
ISBN 10: 0140449841 ISBN 13: 9780140449846
New Softcover Quantity: 3
Seller:
Books Puddle
(New York, NY, U.S.A.)

Book Description Condition: New. pp. 560. Seller Inventory # 26661437

More information about this seller | Contact seller

Buy New
£ 13.95
Convert currency

Add to Basket

Shipping: £ 3.16
Within U.S.A.
Destination, rates & speeds
Stock Image

Plato
Published by Penguin Books (2005)
ISBN 10: 0140449841 ISBN 13: 9780140449846
New Softcover Quantity: 4
Seller:
Majestic Books
(Hounslow, United Kingdom)

Book Description Condition: New. pp. 560. Seller Inventory # 8235106

More information about this seller | Contact seller

Buy New
£ 12.36
Convert currency

Add to Basket

Shipping: £ 6.50
From United Kingdom to U.S.A.
Destination, rates & speeds
Stock Image

Plato
Published by Penguin Classics (2005)
ISBN 10: 0140449841 ISBN 13: 9780140449846
New Paperback Quantity: 1
Seller:
GoldenWavesOfBooks
(Fayetteville, TX, U.S.A.)

Book Description Paperback. Condition: new. New. Fast Shipping and good customer service. Seller Inventory # Holz_New_0140449841

More information about this seller | Contact seller

Buy New
£ 18.61
Convert currency

Add to Basket

Shipping: £ 3.17
Within U.S.A.
Destination, rates & speeds
Stock Image

Plato
Published by Penguin Classics (2005)
ISBN 10: 0140449841 ISBN 13: 9780140449846
New Softcover Quantity: 1
Seller:
Books Unplugged
(Amherst, NY, U.S.A.)

Book Description Condition: New. Buy with confidence! Book is in new, never-used condition. Seller Inventory # bk0140449841xvz189zvxnew

More information about this seller | Contact seller

Buy New
£ 22.05
Convert currency

Add to Basket

Shipping: FREE
Within U.S.A.
Destination, rates & speeds

There are more copies of this book

View all search results for this book