Sex and the Second-Best City: Sex and Society in the Laws of PlatoSex and the Second-Best City deals with the topics of sex and society in the Laws of Plato with recourse to historical context and modern critical theory. It examines reconstructions of ancient "sexuality" with a view to increased clarification. The text of the Laws is considered, along with many of its literary qualities, its influences and the utopian plan that it proposes. |
Contents
The Laws in Context | |
Educating Magnesia Developmental Psychology and Sex Role | |
Stereotyping | |
AnApeia A Special Definition for Magnesia | |
A Brave New Femininity | |
Magnesian Moral Hygiene SameSex Relations Pleasure | |
General Conclusions | |
Notes | |
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Sex and the Second-Best City: Sex and Society in the Laws of Plato Kenneth Royce Moore Limited preview - 2005 |
Sex and the Second-best City: Sex and Society in the Laws of Plato Kenneth Royce Moore No preview available - 2005 |
Sex and the Second-Best City: Sex and Society in the Laws of Plato Kenneth Royce Moore No preview available - 2014 |
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