{"product_id":"statesman","title":"Le Politique","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWho should rule: the person who follows the law, or the person wise enough to judge beyond it?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn Plato’s Statesman, the Eleatic Stranger and a young mathematician named Socrates ask what a true ruler needs to know. The older Socrates is present but mostly silent. Their task sounds simple: define the statesman. Yet each attempt raises another question about expertise, authority, and what sets political knowledge apart.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe argument takes unexpected paths. The Stranger sorts things into kinds, tells a myth of a world that runs backward, and turns to weaving for a model of rule. As the speakers weigh written law against wise judgment, they ask what makes government sound—and why people should obey its rules at all.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eWhat you'll discover\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eThe knowledge behind rule\u003c\/strong\u003e – Explore what separates a ruler’s skill from other kinds of knowledge and command.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAn argument taking shape\u003c\/strong\u003e – Watch the speakers test definitions, find their limits, and search for a better approach.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eA world running backward\u003c\/strong\u003e – Enter the Stranger’s strange myth as he rethinks the image of rulers as shepherds.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWeaving as a model\u003c\/strong\u003e – See how a familiar craft gives the speakers a way to examine political skill.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLaw and living judgment\u003c\/strong\u003e – Consider the tension between written rules and the knowledge a wise ruler might bring.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003ePerfect for readers who enjoy watching an argument unfold and anyone curious about expertise, law, and who should rule.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOpen the first page and join Plato’s patient search for what it means to govern wisely.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Library of Alexandria Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":59534660174172,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1027\/9442\/8764\/files\/02873_en_ebook-front_c28.jpg?v=1792175020","url":"https:\/\/libraryofalexandria.com\/fr\/products\/le-politique","provider":"The Library of Alexandria","version":"1.0","type":"link"}