Plato and Aristophanes: Comedy, Politics, and the Pursuit of a Just Life

by Marina Marren

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 provide a new perspective on our politics and ethics; they are essential to our civic self-awareness.

Marren makes this case by delving into Plato's Republic,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0810144190
• ISBN13: 9780810144194
• Release Date: November 2021
• Publisher: Northwestern University Press
• Length: 144 Pages
• Weight: 0.79 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.9" x 9.1"