The chapters of this collection address various topics concerning the relationship between affects, laws and rationality in Platoâs Laws, including the function and content of the preludes, ignorance and anger in penology, religion and impiety, education and pleasure.
"The introduction, written by the editors of the volume, poses the challenging questions [of] how affections and emotions are to be integrated with philosophy and what is their importance. [...] How can the treatment of anger be found beside the legislation on impiety? [...] the careful ordering of the contributions eases the reading, and the book seems like a guide through the complex matters discussed. [...] the method applied by every author is strictly based on literary evidence and first-hand translation, denoting a systematic and intense dialogue with Platoâs language and reasoning. The volume also offers a good example of synergy and cooperation in the academic environment: several footnotes refer to other works in the collection, and many authors cite one another. This book captures the essence of academic collaboration, and the reader can imagine quite well the heavy discussion that might have been sparked by every paper." â Laura Marchisio, Pisa University, in: Bryn Mawr Classical Review
Note sur les auteurs
1 Introduction
âLouise Walmsley et Sylvain Delcomminette