The teleology of action in Plato's republic
This book explores a variety of teleology present in Plato's Republic, in which actions are carried out for the sake of an end that is not the intended goal. Payne draws on examples from Republic to demonstrate that performing some actions can help produce unintended results, which qualify as ends or purposes of human action.
Print Book, English, 2017
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Oxford University Press, New York, NY, 2017
pages cm.
9780198799023, 0198799020
1002888572
1: Varieties of Teleology2: The teleology of action in the ascent passage of the Symposium3: Justice, Function, and Partnerships in Republic 14: The Defense of Justice in Republic 15: The Division of Goods and the Completion of Justice6: Teleology and the parts of the soul7: The Defense of Justice and the Teleology of Action8: The Form of the Good I: Vision and knowledge in three images9: The form of the Good II: Dianoia in the divided line10: Mathematics for the sake of the good