Thanassis Samaras received his Ph.D. in philosophy from the University of Warwick. He is presently teaching philosophy at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. He has written extensively in both Greek and anglophone journals on issues pertaining to political philosophy.

• Acknowledgments – List of Abbreviations – Introduction – Socratic Ethics and Politics – Virtues of the Polis and Virtues of the Classes – The Sociological Basis of Plato’s Rejection of Democracy – The Republic on Democracy – The Debate over Plato’s Totalitarianiarism – The Metaphysical Justification of the Politics of the Republic – History in the Republic – The Ideal Statesman in a Non-Ideal Political Environment – The Myth of the Politicus – The Historical Perspective – The Timaeus and the Critias: the Disappearance of the Philosopher-Ruler – The Social Structure of Magnesia – The Distribution of Power – The Solonian Model – Forms in the Laws – The Nocturnal Council – Opinion, Persuasion and Freedom of Will in the Laws – The Ethical Theory of the Laws – Conclusion – Bibliography – Index Locorum – General Index.

Thanassis Samaras received his Ph.D. in philosophy from the University of Warwick. He is presently teaching philosophy at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. He has written extensively in both Greek and anglophone journals on issues pertaining to political philosophy.

• Acknowledgments – List of Abbreviations – Introduction – Socratic Ethics and Politics – Virtues of the Polis and Virtues of the Classes – The Sociological Basis of Plato’s Rejection of Democracy – The Republic on Democracy – The Debate over Plato’s Totalitarianiarism – The Metaphysical Justification of the Politics of the Republic – History in the Republic – The Ideal Statesman in a Non-Ideal Political Environment – The Myth of the Politicus – The Historical Perspective – The Timaeus and the Critias: the Disappearance of the Philosopher-Ruler – The Social Structure of Magnesia – The Distribution of Power – The Solonian Model – Forms in the Laws – The Nocturnal Council – Opinion, Persuasion and Freedom of Will in the Laws – The Ethical Theory of the Laws – Conclusion – Bibliography – Index Locorum – General Index.

Thanassis Samaras received his Ph.D. in philosophy from the University of Warwick. He is presently teaching philosophy at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. He has written extensively in both Greek and anglophone journals on issues pertaining to political philosophy.

• Acknowledgments – List of Abbreviations – Introduction – Socratic Ethics and Politics – Virtues of the Polis and Virtues of the Classes – The Sociological Basis of Plato’s Rejection of Democracy – The Republic on Democracy – The Debate over Plato’s Totalitarianiarism – The Metaphysical Justification of the Politics of the Republic – History in the Republic – The Ideal Statesman in a Non-Ideal Political Environment – The Myth of the Politicus – The Historical Perspective – The Timaeus and the Critias: the Disappearance of the Philosopher-Ruler – The Social Structure of Magnesia – The Distribution of Power – The Solonian Model – Forms in the Laws – The Nocturnal Council – Opinion, Persuasion and Freedom of Will in the Laws – The Ethical Theory of the Laws – Conclusion – Bibliography – Index Locorum – General Index.