{"product_id":"politics-money-and-persuasion-democracy-and-opinion-in-platos-republic-9780253057679","title":"Politics, Money, and Persuasion: Democracy and Opinion in Plato's Republic","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003ePolitics, Money, and Persuasion\u003c\/i\u003e, distinguished philosopher John Russon offers a new framework for interpreting Plato's \u003ci\u003eThe Republic\u003c\/i\u003e. 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. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRusson'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 the pursuit of the good in social and political systems. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePolitics, Money, and Persuasion\u003c\/i\u003e 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e John Russon\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Indiana University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/14\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSeries:\u003c\/b\u003e Studies in Continental Thought\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 226\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.74lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.52d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780253057679","brand":"Indiana University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47907256696969,"sku":"9780253057679","price":35.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0636\/9240\/6921\/files\/img_41345897-5edc-4766-8c94-542c5e37cfbf.jpg?v=1785886316","url":"https:\/\/sonsanddaughtersbooks.com\/products\/politics-money-and-persuasion-democracy-and-opinion-in-platos-republic-9780253057679","provider":"Sons and Daughters Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}