How Long to Read Platonopolis

How Long Does it Take to Read Platonopolis?

It takes the average reader 4 hours and 24 minutes to read Platonopolis by Dominic J. O'Meara

Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more

Description

Conventional wisdom suggests that the Platonist philosophers of Late Antiquity, from Plotinus (third century) to the sixth-century schools in Athens and Alexandria, neglected the political dimension of their Platonic heritage in their concentration on an otherworldly life. Dominic O'Meara presents a revelatory reappraisal of these thinkers, arguing that their otherworldliness involved rather than excluded political ideas, and he proposes for the first time a reconstruction of theirpolitical philosophy, their conception of the function, structure, and contents of political science, and its relation to political virtue and to the divinization of soul and state.Among the topics discussed by O'Meara are: philosopher-kings and queens; political goals and levels of reform: law, constitutions, justice, and penology; the political function of religion; and the limits of political science and action. He also explores various reactions to these political ideas in the works of Christian and Islamic writers, in particular Eusebius, Augustine, Pseudo-Dionysius, and al-Farabi.Filling a major gap in our understanding, Platonopolis will be of substantial interest to scholars and students of ancient philosophy, classicists, and historians of political thought.

How long is Platonopolis?

Platonopolis by Dominic J. O'Meara is 262 pages long, and a total of 66,024 words.

This makes it 88% the length of the average book. It also has 81% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Platonopolis Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 6 hours to read Platonopolis aloud.

What Reading Level is Platonopolis?

Platonopolis is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

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