Statesman

Plato

• Essays
• Book language: English
• 108 pages

Statesman is a late Platonic dialogue in which an Eleatic Stranger leads a discussion to define true statesmanship and political knowledge. It uses dialectical division, a cosmological myth, and the analogy of weaving to distinguish statesmanship from rival crafts. It is worth listening for its methodical inquiry into leadership and the limits of political expertise.

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