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Democracy under Fire: A New Interpretation of Plato’s Crito

Yozef Liebersohn
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Democracy under Fire: A New Interpretation of Plato's Crito offers a new and comprehensive interpretation of Plato's Crito. Through dramatic and philological analysis, it reveals a profound critique of democracy. Unlike other dialogues, Crito exposes an inner mechanism-the MFM (Measure for Measure) argument-whereby the democratic citizen justifies breaking the law as retaliation for wrongs suffered from the polis, yet still sees himself as law-abiding. This unconscious rationalization preserves his moral self-image. In this sense, Crito embodies the democratic citizen. Socrates tries to confront him with the truth-and through this, Plato confronts the reader.

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Format
Hardback
Publisher
Brill
Country
NL
Date
26 February 2026
Pages
255
ISBN
9789004751309

Democracy under Fire: A New Interpretation of Plato's Crito offers a new and comprehensive interpretation of Plato's Crito. Through dramatic and philological analysis, it reveals a profound critique of democracy. Unlike other dialogues, Crito exposes an inner mechanism-the MFM (Measure for Measure) argument-whereby the democratic citizen justifies breaking the law as retaliation for wrongs suffered from the polis, yet still sees himself as law-abiding. This unconscious rationalization preserves his moral self-image. In this sense, Crito embodies the democratic citizen. Socrates tries to confront him with the truth-and through this, Plato confronts the reader.

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Format
Hardback
Publisher
Brill
Country
NL
Date
26 February 2026
Pages
255
ISBN
9789004751309

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