01648cam a22003373u 4500 1738 UtSlPG 20260610133049.0 m cr n 260607r1999||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d UtSlPG en iso639-1 JC PA Plato, 428? BCE-348? BCE Statesman Salt Lake City, UT : Project Gutenberg, 1999 1 online resource : multiple file formats text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Statesman_(dialogue) Release date is 1999-05-01 Produced by Sue Asscher, and David Widger "Statesman" by Plato is a Socratic dialogue that follows the action of the "Sophist." The work depicts a philosophical conversation seeking to define what makes a true statesman, distinguishing this figure from both sophist and philosopher. Through dialectical investigation and the method of division, the interlocutors explore whether genuine political power requires specialized knowledge of just rule—or whether most rulers merely imitate such wisdom without possessing it. The dialogue raises questions about who should govern and why. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Original publication data not identified Classical literature Political science -- Early works to 1800 Jowett, Benjamin, 1817-1893 https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/1738 43852 43852