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The law most beautiful and best : medical argument and magical rhetoric in Plato's Laws

How can citizens be persuaded to voluntarily obey laws? This work covers this question by looking at Plato's "Laws". It explores the suggestion that the gentle and persuasive bedside manner that characterizes rational medicine should serve as the model for political persuasion.
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Lexington Books, Lanham, MD, ©2003