new book: Plato of Athens: a Life in Philosophy

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Re: new book: Plato of Athens: a Life in Philosophy

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I've reread book 2 of the Laws. It seems clear that the Athenian Stranger would not be sympathetic to tragedy in Aristotle's sense. Something that provides catharsis through pity and terror. I agree that the Athenian Stranger gives an important role to ideologically correct verse.

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