"Plato and Aristophanes claims that our search for communal justice must start with self-examination. Marina Marren strikes up a conversation between three of Aristophanes's comedies--Assembly Women, Knights, and Birds--and Plato's Republic, prompting questions about one's convi…
"Plato and Aristophanes claims that our search for communal justice must start with self-examination. Marina Marren strikes up a conversation between three of Aristophanes's comedies-Assembly Women, Knights, and Birds-and Plato's Republic, prompting questions about one's convict…
In Plato and Aristophanes, Marina Marren contends that our search for communal justice must start with self-examination. The realization that there are things that we cannot know about ourselves unless we become the subject of a joke is integral to such self-scrutiny. Jokes prov…
Introduction. Philosophical Comedy as an Aesthetic Critique of Political Ideals -- Plato's and Aristophanes's Comedy -- Communist Terror: Republic V and VIII and the Assembly Women -- The Rule of Satiated Mediocrity: Republic VI and the Knights -- Failures of High-Minded Politic…
"Plato and Aristophanes claims that our search for communal justice must start with self-examination. Marina Marren strikes up a conversation between three of Aristophanes's comedies-Assembly Women, Knights, and Birds-and Plato's Republic, prompting questions about one's convict…
"Plato and Aristophanes claims that our search for communal justice must start with self-examination. Marina Marren strikes up a conversation between three of Aristophanes's comedies-Assembly Women, Knights, and Birds-and Plato's Republic, prompting questions about one's convict…