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Prudes, perverts, and tyrants : Plato's Gorgias and the politics of shame / Christina H. Tarnopolsky

This study of Plato's Gorgias examines the role of shame in democratic politics, distinguishing between harmful shaming and a respectful form essential for deliberation. It argues that integrating emotion and reason is necessary for self-reflexive political practice.

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