11. Political Decay

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Preface vii
4. Introduction 1
5. Part One
6. 1. Cephalus and Polemarchus 19
7. 2. Thrasymachus 38
8. 3. Glaucon and Adeimantus 60
9. Part Two
10. 4. Paideia I: The Luxurious City 79
11. 5. Paideia II: The Purged City 109
12. 6. Justice 139
13. 7. The Female Drama 171
14. Part Three
15. 8. Possibility 201
16. 9. The Philosophical Nature 227
17. 10. The Good, the Divided Line, and the Cave: The Education of the Philosopher 255
18. Part Four
19. 11. Political Decay 305
20. 12. Happiness and Pleasure 333
21. 13. The Quarrel between Philosophy and Poetry 352
22. 14. The Immortal Soul 377
23. Epilogue 389
24. Notes 397
25. Index 405