Plato Plays Polis
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Abstract At Republic 422e1-423a2, while discussing Callipolis and its ability to wage war, Socrates makes a punning reference the ancient boardgame polis . In this contest, two opponents deployed sets of identical pessoi (counters) surround capture enemy’s forces. Socrates’ allusion is not simply amusing; it well-suited dialogue’s philosophical content historical context. With regard philosophy, Callipolis’ guardians resemble Their training them equal interchangeable, their personal interests are subordinated those group discourage dissent ( stasis ) promote unity. Elsewhere in Platonic corpus, learning play mentioned as part education. hands skilled practitioner like Socrates, dialectic playing history, ’s main interlocutors (Socrates, Adeimantus, Glaucon) were soldiers known for bravery. Moreover, readers remembered rule Thirty Tyrants aftermath. Indeed, arguments about just city regime change framed by an movements Thrasybulus Critias respective troops around game board Attica. Athens, was played high stakes, namely itself.
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Board game studies journal online
سال: 2022
ISSN: ['2183-3311']
DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/bgs-2022-0014