Justification of Political Authority and the Political Position of the Non-Philosophic Citizen in Plato's "Republic" – Stephen Oppong Peprah
Stephen Oppong Peprah
Doctoral thesis
Justification of Political Authority and the Political Position of the Non-Philosophic Citizen in Plato's "Republic"
Justification of Political Authority and the Political Position of the Non-Philosophic Citizen in Plato's "Republic"
Abstract:
A traditional and still popular interpretation of Plato’s Republic holds that ruling is the prerogative of the philosopher-rulers because only they have knowledge, and knowledge is necessary for ruling (Fine 1978; Moss 2021; Schwab 2016). And this knowledge is knowledge of the Good. Because this traditional interpretation is associated with the Republic’s metaphysics, I shall call it the metaphysical …moreAbstract:
A traditional and still popular interpretation in Plato’s Republic holds that ruling is the prerogative of the philosopher-rulers because only they have knowledge, and knowledge is necessary for ruling (Fine 1978; Moss 2021; Schwab 2016). And this knowledge is knowledge of the Good. Because this traditional interpretation is associated with the Republic’s metaphysics, I shall call it the metaphysical …more
Language used: English
Date on which the thesis was submitted / produced: 7. 6. 2022
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http://evskp.uhk.cz/eDi196
Thesis defence
- Date of defence: 30. 9. 2022
- Supervisor: doc. Mgr. Jaroslav Daneš, Ph.D.
- Reader: Pavel Hobza, Frisbee Sheffield
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PEPRAH, Stephen Oppong. \textit{Justification of Political Authority and the Political Position of the Non-Philosophic Citizen in Plato's ''Republic''}. Online. Doctoral theses, Dissertations. Hradec Králové: University of Hradec Králové, Faculty of Arts. 2022. Available from: https://theses.cz/id/l9nwjt/.
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