TY  - BOOK
AU  - Harald Haarmann
PY  - 2017
CY  - Berlin, Germany
PB  - Peter Lang Verlag
SN  - 9783631725405
TI  - Plato's ideal of the Common Good
T2  - Anatomy of a concept of timeless significance
DO  - 10.3726/b11347
UR  - https://www.peterlang.com/document/1110140
N2  - This study documents various historical instances in the development of the concept «Common Good». The author reflects about Plato's theory of Forms, which is infused with the idea of good, as the first principle of being. Plato was not the first philosopher to address the theme of the Common Good although he was the first to construct a political theory around it. This theme has remained a central agenda for philosophers throughout the ages
KW  - Political philosophy, Philosophy of antiquity, Plato's utopia of an ideal society, Gender equality, Blindfolded justice
LA  - English
ER  -