{"product_id":"law-most-beautiful-and-best","title":"Law Most Beautiful and Best","description":"How can citizens be persuaded to voluntarily obey good laws? Randall Baldwin Clark addresses this question by looking at one of the oldest works ever to pose it: Plato's \u003ci\u003eLaws\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003ci\u003eThe Law Most Beautiful and Best\u003c\/i\u003e explores one of the most striking metaphors in the \u003ci\u003eLaws\u003c\/i\u003e: the suggestion that the gentle and persuasive bedside manner that characterizes rational medicine should serve as the model for political persuasion. Clark's careful reading of the \u003ci\u003eLaws\u003c\/i\u003e challenges traditional interpretations of this metaphor, emphasizing instead the way the dialogue subtly reasserts the efficacy of the magical arts. Just as the Athenian stranger treats his patients with a combination of rational and irrational therapies, so too must the philosophical reader—should he wish to preserve his city's health—be willing to avail himself of both the gentle persuasion of reasoned discourse and the enchanting coercion of irrational rhetoric. Both a close examination of the \u003ci\u003eLaws\u003c\/i\u003e and a thoughtful approach to an ageless political dilemma, \u003ci\u003eThe Law Most Beautiful and Best\u003c\/i\u003e is essential reading for scholars interested in jurisprudence, classics, rhetoric, and political science.","brand":"Bloomsbury Publishing Plc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54239480349016,"sku":"9780739141472","price":62.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9780739141472.jpg?v=1769718610","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/law-most-beautiful-and-best","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}