Plato's Laws
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Plato's Laws is one of Plato’s late dialogues, a lengthy and detailed work of political philosophy that outlines his views on legislation, constitutional design, and the practical organization of an ideal city-state.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
philosophical dialogue
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work of political philosophy ⓘ |
| advocates | combination of monarchy and democracy ⓘ |
| author | Plato NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| bookCount | 12 ⓘ |
| comparedWith | The Republic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composedApprox | 4th century BCE ⓘ |
| contains | detailed code of laws for a city-state ⓘ |
| describes | the city of Magnesia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dialogueForm | dramatic dialogue ⓘ |
| differsFrom | The Republic in being more practical and less utopian ⓘ |
| editedBy | modern classical philologists ⓘ |
| emphasizes |
education as preparation for virtue
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the importance of preambles to laws ⓘ the role of law in shaping character ⓘ |
| focusesOn | second-best constitution rather than ideal city of The Republic ⓘ |
| followsInPlatoCorpus |
Statesman
NERFINISHED
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The Republic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | ancient Greek political theory ⓘ |
| influenced |
Hellenistic political thought
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Roman political philosophy ⓘ early modern natural law theorists ⓘ medieval political theory ⓘ |
| language | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| length | Plato's longest dialogue ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Clinias of Crete
NERFINISHED
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Megillus of Sparta NERFINISHED ⓘ the Athenian Stranger NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFeature | Socrates does not appear ⓘ |
| periodInPlatoCorpus | late dialogue ⓘ |
| preservedIn | medieval manuscript tradition ⓘ |
| primaryTopic |
constitutional design
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criminal law and penalties ⓘ drinking parties and regulation of wine ⓘ education and moral formation ⓘ legislation ⓘ marriage and family law ⓘ organization of an ideal city-state ⓘ political institutions ⓘ property and economic regulation ⓘ religion and impiety laws ⓘ the rule of law ⓘ |
| proposes | a mixed constitution ⓘ |
| settingLocation | island of Crete NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingRoute | from Knossos to the cave of Zeus on Mount Ida ⓘ |
| structure | twelve books ⓘ |
| translatedInto |
English
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Latin ⓘ many modern languages ⓘ |
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