{"id":866,"date":"2013-06-13T00:33:47","date_gmt":"2013-06-13T04:33:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ancientphilosophysociety.org\/?p=866"},"modified":"2014-02-03T16:02:21","modified_gmt":"2014-02-03T21:02:21","slug":"brill-publishes-plato-on-the-limits-of-human-life","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ancientphilosophysociety.org\/website\/brill-publishes-plato-on-the-limits-of-human-life\/","title":{"rendered":"Brill Publishes Plato on the Limits of Human Life"},"content":{"rendered":"

The APS is thrilled to call your attention to the appearance of Sara Brill’s book, Plato on the Limits of Human Life<\/a><\/em>, published by Indiana University Press.<\/p>\n

“Sara Brill takes on at least two significant issues in Platonic scholarship: the nature of the soul, and especially the language of immortality in its description, and the relationship between politics and psychology. She treats each one of these topics in a fresh and nuanced way. Her writing is beautiful and fluid.” \u2014Marina McCoy, Boston College<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Sara has been a long time member of the Society, serving as co-director from 2011-2013.<\/p>\n

Here is the description from the Indiana University Press:<\/p>\n

By focusing on the immortal character of the soul in key Platonic dialogues, Sara Brill shows how Plato thought of the soul as remarkably flexible, complex, and indicative of the inner workings of political life and institutions. As she explores the character of the soul, Brill reveals the corrective function that law and myth serve. If the soul is limitless, she claims, then the city must serve a regulatory or prosthetic function and prop up good political institutions against the threat of the soul\u2019s excess. Brill\u2019s sensitivity to dramatic elements and discursive strategies in Plato\u2019s dialogues illuminates the intimate connection between city and soul.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The APS is thrilled to call your attention to the appearance of Sara Brill’s book, Plato on the Limits of Human Life, published by Indiana University Press. “Sara Brill takes on at least two significant issues in Platonic scholarship: the nature of the soul, and especially the language of immortality in its description, and the relationship between politics and psychology. She treats each one of these topics in a fresh and nuanced way. Her writing . . . 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