Language and Politics in Plato

  • Begoña Ramón Cámara Universidad Autónoma de Madrid
DOI: https://doi.org/10.20318/fons.2019.4919
Keywords: Plato, politics, manipulation of language, education, tragedy, exaltation of passions

Abstract

The following paper considers some aspects of the relation between language and politics in Plato’s. After a brief interpretation of some of the theses of Plato’s philosophy of language, the paper analyses the political and moral power that Plato identifies in language, and ponders specific uses of language proposed by Plato in education, and his critique of tragedy. 

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Published
2020-06-04
How to Cite
Ramón Cámara, B. (2020). Language and Politics in Plato. ΠΗΓΗ/FONS, 4(1), 91-106. https://doi.org/10.20318/fons.2019.4919
Issue
Vol. 4 (2019)
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Articles

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