Laws
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Laws is one of Plato’s late philosophical dialogues, presenting a detailed exploration of legal theory, political organization, and the ideal constitution for a well-ordered city.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Laws canonical | 15 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient Greek text
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philosophical dialogue ⓘ work by Plato ⓘ |
| author | Plato ⓘ |
| comparedWith |
Plato's Republic
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surface form:
The Republic
|
| concerns | foundation of a new colony ⓘ |
| dateWritten | 4th century BCE ⓘ |
| describes | constitution of the city of Magnesia ⓘ |
| dialogueForm | dialogue without Socrates ⓘ |
| differsFrom | The Republic by being more practical and legalistic ⓘ |
| discusses |
civic virtue
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drinking parties and regulation of wine ⓘ education as preparation for obedience to law ⓘ marriage and family law ⓘ penalties and punishments ⓘ property regulation ⓘ relation between law and reason ⓘ religious festivals and cult ⓘ role of lawgivers ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
Clinias of Crete
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Megillus of Sparta ⓘ the Athenian Stranger ⓘ |
| genre |
legal theory
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philosophical dialogue ⓘ political philosophy ⓘ |
| influenced |
Hellenistic political theory
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Roman political and legal philosophy ⓘ early modern natural law theorists ⓘ later Greek political thought ⓘ medieval political theory ⓘ |
| mainTopic |
civil law
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constitution of the state ⓘ criminal law ⓘ education in the city-state ⓘ law ⓘ legislation ⓘ political organization ⓘ religion and piety in the city ⓘ the rule of law ⓘ virtue and moral formation ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| originalTitle | Νόμοι ⓘ |
| philosophicalPeriod | late Plato ⓘ |
| placeOfOrigin |
Greek Antiquity
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surface form:
Ancient Greece
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| positionInPlatosWorks | one of Plato’s last dialogues ⓘ |
| proposes | mixed constitution ⓘ |
| setting | journey from Knossos to the cave of Zeus on Crete ⓘ |
| structure | 12 books ⓘ |
| survivesAs | complete dialogue ⓘ |
| title | Laws ⓘ |
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Subject: Laws Description of subject: Laws is one of Plato’s late philosophical dialogues, presenting a detailed exploration of legal theory, political organization, and the ideal constitution for a well-ordered city.
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subject surface form:
Late Plato
subject surface form:
Late Plato
subject surface form:
Athenian Stranger
subject surface form:
Athenian Stranger