Freedom and Responsibility in the Myth of Er

Plato uses the myth of Er in the Republic in order to carve out space for political freedom and responsibility for human freedom in the ordinary polis. While much of the Republic concentrates on the development of an ideal city in speech, that city is fundamentally a mythos presented in order for So...

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McCoy, Marina Berzins
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2012
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Plato
Freedom
Republic
Responsibility
Myth
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title Freedom and Responsibility in the Myth of Er
spellingShingle Freedom and Responsibility in the Myth of Er
Ancient philosophy
ethics
Plato
Freedom
Republic
Responsibility
Myth
title_short Freedom and Responsibility in the Myth of Er
title_full Freedom and Responsibility in the Myth of Er
title_fullStr Freedom and Responsibility in the Myth of Er
title_full_unstemmed Freedom and Responsibility in the Myth of Er
title_sort Freedom and Responsibility in the Myth of Er
dc.creator.fl_str_mv McCoy, Marina Berzins
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ethics
Plato
Freedom
Republic
Responsibility
Myth
topic Ancient philosophy
ethics
Plato
Freedom
Republic
Responsibility
Myth
description Plato uses the myth of Er in the Republic in order to carve out space for political freedom and responsibility for human freedom in the ordinary polis. While much of the Republic concentrates on the development of an ideal city in speech, that city is fundamentally a mythos presented in order for Socrates and his friends to learn something about political and individual virtue. The city in which Socrates and his friends exist is an imperfect city and myth of Er is intended for those audience members. Its emphasis on the necessity for personal responsibility in the midst of freedom can be understood as a political claim about the place of individual choice in a world that is constrained by both political and cosmic “necessity”.
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