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Can I read Plato and the Individual (RLE: Plato) (Routledge Library Editions: Plato) on EtoBox?

Plato and the Individual (RLE: Plato) (Routledge Library Editions: Plato) by H. David Rankin is a philosophy book available to read on EtoBox.

What is Plato and the Individual (RLE: Plato) (Routledge Library Editions: Plato) about?

In Plato and the Individual the author explores the life-history of the individual within the context of Plato's social thought. He examines Plato's treatment of the principal crises in an individual life - birth, educational selection, sex, the individual's contract with society, old age, death, and life after death - and provides an unprecedented analysis of Plato's theory of genetics as it appears in the Timaeus. Comparisons are made with contemporary developments in anthropology, sociology,

Who reads Plato and the Individual (RLE: Plato) (Routledge Library Editions: Plato)?

It is typically read by self-directed learners exploring a subject in depth.

Common subject areas: history, science, philosophy, social sciences.

Author
H. David Rankin
Publisher
Routledge Taylor & Francis Group [distributor
Published
1964
Language
EN
ISBN
9780415624114
Category
philosophy
Subjects
Philosophy, Literary Fiction, Anthropology
Updated
2026-03-25

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