Allegories and Metaphors in Early Political Thought: From Plato to Machiavelli

✍ Scribed by Kevin Dooley

Publisher: Peter Lang Inc., International Academic Publishers
Year: 2018
Tongue: English
Leaves: 144
Edition: New
Category: Library

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✦ Synopsis

Allegories and Metaphors in Early Political Thought: From Plato to Machiavelli examines allegories and metaphors that best exemplify the ideologies of Plato, Aristotle, St. Augustine, St. Thomas Aquinas, and Niccolo Machiavelli. Author Kevin Dooley’s approach allows readers to gain a greater understanding of each thinker’s ideas through the lens of metaphor, which stimulates imaginative discussions and more thoughtful reflections.

✦ Table of Contents

Cover
Table of Contents
Preface
Chapter 1: Introduction
The Structure of the Chapters: The Biographical Sketches
The Allegories and Metaphors
Notes
Chapter 2: Plato (427–347 BC): Gyges’ Ring, the Divided Line, and the Allegory of the Cave
Introduction
Plato and Greece in the 5th Century BC
The Allegories
Gyges’ Ring
The Divided Line
The Allegory of the Cave
Conclusion
Notes
Chapter 3: Aristotle (384–322 BC): Acorns and Oak Trees, the Feast
Introduction
Biography
Learning From Acorns: Human Nature and the Good Life
The Acorn and the Oak Tree: Happiness and Human Flourishing
Preparing for the Feast
The Deviant Feasts: The Tyranny/Oligarchy and the Democracy
The Good Feasts: Kingship/Aristocracy and the Mixtures
Conclusion
Notes
Chapter 4: St. Augustine (354–430): City of God, City of Man
Introduction
Biography
The Grand Allegory
The Two Cities
Pride: Perversions of Truth and Justice
Pride and Power: How the Roman Might Inform the Christian
Just War Theory
Conclusion
Notes
Chapter 5: St. Thomas Aquinas (1225– 1274): The Pilot and the Shepherd
Introduction
Biography
The Pilot and the Shepherd
Eternal and Divine Law: God’s Plan and Unknown and Known to Us
Natural Law: Our Innate Sense of Right and Wrong
Human Law: A Dictate of Practical Reason
Separating the Pilot From the Shepherd: Leadership Through Service
Preventing Tyranny: Checking the Power of the Monarch
Conclusion
Notes
Chapter 6: Niccolo Machiavelli (1469–1527): The Lion and the Fox, the River
Introduction
Biography
The Lion and the Fox
The River
Conclusion
Notes
Index

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