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.
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"
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| 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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