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The Founders of Modern Political and Social Thought series presents critical examinations of the work of major political philosophers and social theorists, assessing both their initial contribution and their continuing relevance to politics and society. Each volume provides a clear, accessible, historically informed account of a thinker's work, focusing on…
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1 author picked Plato as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
Who would have expected a chapter on money in a book on Plato?
This book persuaded me that the effects of money on souls and societies alike were central to Plato’s ideas. Money distracts from deeper values. It produces false equivalences. It enslaves our reasoning power to the aim of mere accumulation. At a social level, it drives imperialism and war, as Plato saw that it did in ancient Athens.
While there is so much in this book, I find myself going back to this chapter again and again, and finding new insights about Plato’s world and ours each time.
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