Prudes, perverts, and tyrants
Plato's Gorgias and the politics of shame
Tarnopolsky, Christina H.
1964-
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Electronic books.
nju
Princeton, N.J
Princeton University Press
�2010
2010
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1 online resource (xiii, 218 pages)
In recent years, most political theorists have agreed that shame shouldn't play any role in democratic politics because it threatens the mutual respect necessary for participation and deliberation. But Christina Tarnopolsky argues that not every kind of shame hurts democracy. In fact, she makes a powerful case that there is a form of shame essential to any critical, moderate, and self-reflexive democratic practice. Through a careful study of Plato's Gorgias, Tarnopolsky shows that contemporary conceptions of shame are far too narrow. For Plato, three kinds of shame and shaming practices were possible in democracies, and only one of these is similar to the form condemned by contemporary thinkers. Following Plato, Tarnopolsky develops an account of a different kind of shame, which she calls "respectful shame." This practice involves the painful but beneficial shaming of one's fellow citizens as part of the ongoing process of collective deliberation. And, as Tarnopolsky argues, this type of shame is just as important to contemporary democracy as it was to its ancient form. --From publisher's description.
Plato's Gorgias and the Athenian politics of shame. Shame and rhetoric in Plato's Gorgias ; Shaming Gorgias, Polus, and Callicles ; Plato on shame in democratic Athens ; Socratic vs. Platonic shame -- Plato's Gorgias and the contemporary politics of shame. Prudes, perverts, and tyrants : Plato and the contemporary politics of shame and civility ; What's so negative about the "negative" emotions?
Christina H. Tarnopolsky.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Plato
Gorgias (Plato)
Shame
Political aspects
Democracy
Philosophy
Philosophy
PHILOSOPHY
Social
PHILOSOPHY
Ethics & Moral Philosophy
PHILOSOPHY
Political
Democracy
Philosophy
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Prudes, perverts, and tyrants
Tarnopolsky, Christina H., 1964-
Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, �2010
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