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Statesman by Plato audiobook.
Genre: philosophy
In Plato's Statesman, a searching conversation unfolds about what true political leadership really is - and why it is so rare. After earlier discussions about knowledge and expertise, the Eleatic Stranger returns with Young Socrates to tackle a harder question: how do we recognize the genuine statesman amid the crowd of claimants, advisers, demagogues, and would-be rulers? Using a rigorous method of classification, the Stranger tries to separate the real art of statesmanship from related practices like generalship, judging, and lawmaking. Along the way, the dialogue tests whether a city should be governed by fixed laws or by a wise expert able to respond to changing circumstances, and it examines how authority can be justified without collapsing into tyranny or mere popularity. A striking myth about cosmic cycles expands the inquiry beyond everyday politics, while an unexpected image - leadership as a kind of weaving - reframes ruling as the patient joining of different temperaments into a coherent civic fabric. Both intellectually demanding and vividly imaginative, Statesman probes the ethics, limits, and responsibilities of power.
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Chapters (Approximate)
(00:00:00) Chapter 01
(00:58:50) Chapter 02
(01:53:41) Chapter 03
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Statesman by Plato audiobook.
Genre: philosophy
In Plato's Statesman, a searching conversation unfolds about what true political leadership really is - and why it is so rare. After earlier discussions about knowledge and expertise, the Eleatic Stranger returns with Young Socrates to tackle a harder question: how do we recognize the genuine statesman amid the crowd of claimants, advisers, demagogues, and would-be rulers? Using a rigorous method of classification, the Stranger tries to separate the real art of statesmanship from related practices like generalship, judging, and lawmaking. Along the way, the dialogue tests whether a city should be governed by fixed laws or by a wise expert able to respond to changing circumstances, and it examines how authority can be justified without collapsing into tyranny or mere popularity. A striking myth about cosmic cycles expands the inquiry beyond everyday politics, while an unexpected image - leadership as a kind of weaving - reframes ruling as the patient joining of different temperaments into a coherent civic fabric. Both intellectually demanding and vividly imaginative, Statesman probes the ethics, limits, and responsibilities of power.
For ad-free listening try our premium subscription
Chapters (Approximate)
(00:00:00) Chapter 01
(00:58:50) Chapter 02
(01:53:41) Chapter 03
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