Mathematics in Plato’s Republic
Sarah Broadie
9780874621952
64 pages
Marquette University Press
Overview
Discussion presented by the distinguished scholar Sarah Broadie, Professor of Philosophy and Wardlaw Professor at the University of St Andrews, of Plato's evaluation of mathematics as an intellectual discipline, and his reasons for training his philosopher-rulers to be mathematical experts.
Author Bio
Sarah Jean Broadie (née Waterlow) OBE FBA FRSE is Professor of Philosophy and Wardlaw Professor at the University of St Andrews. Broadie specializes in ancient philosophy, with a particular emphasis on Aristotle and Plato. Her work engages with metaphysics and both ancient and contemporary ethics.
