Plato and the Idea of Political Office - Melissa Lane

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Is politics merely a gaslighting of the oppressed, a cloak for the rulers to exploit the ruled?

Plato’s Republic confronted the challenges of political office (archē). By working through the ideas of this dialogue and comparing them to the present day, the lecture offers a new way of understanding the role of officeholders and the ethical demands placed on them. It argues that Plato took the risk of abuse of power far more seriously than has been generally recognised.

This lecture was recorded by Melissa Lane on 19 October 2023 at Barnard's Inn Hall, London

Melissa is Gresham Professor of Rhetoric.

Melissa is an author, lecturer and broadcaster who has received major awards including a Guggenheim Fellowship and Lucy Shoe Meritt Residency in Classical Studies at the American Academy of Rome.

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