Brennan Mcdavid
Biographic Data
| ID | 4125016 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Brennan Mcdavid |
| GIVEN NAMES | Brennan |
| FAMILY NAME | Mcdavid |
| SIGNATURE | MCDAVID B |
| AFFILIATIONS | Chapman University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-7704-1877 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 3 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 1 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 3 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2022 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Prison-Breaking From Plato’s Cave
This article examines the philosophical significance of nature ( φύσις ) in Plato’s Allegory of the Cave. The word is used in the protasis of the conditional clause at 515bc where Socrates proposes to inquire into ‘what the manner of the release and healing from these bonds and this folly would be if in the course of nature ( φύσει ) something of this sort should happen to them’. This instance of ‘nature’ has been a matter of philological and phi…
The Psychology of Money in Plato's Republic
Plato is often characterized as being generally disdainful of money and as believing that pursuit and possession of money is morally corrupting. This article offers a modification of this view: Plato does not think that money is dangerous in general, but that it is dangerous for individuals with great natures in particular. The vast majority of people, whom Plato would classify as producers in his ideal city, are psychologically insusceptible to …
Plato’s Market Optimism
Despite the extensiveness of top-down control in his ideal city, Plato takes seriously the idea that the market does not require total regulation via legislation and that participants in the market may be capable of self-regulation. This paper examines the discussion of market regulation in the Republic and argues that the philosopher rulers play a very limited role in regulating market activities. Indeed, they are concerned only with averting ex…
Plato’s Market Optimism
Despite the extensiveness of top-down control in his ideal city, Plato takes seriously the idea that the market does not require total regulation via legislation and that participants in the market may be capable of self-regulation. This paper examines the discussion of market regulation in the Republic and argues that the philosopher rulers play a very limited role in regulating market activities. Indeed, they are concerned only with averting ex…
Plato’s Market Optimism
Despite the extensiveness of top-down control in his ideal city, Plato takes seriously the idea that the market does not require total regulation via legislation and that participants in the market may be capable of self-regulation. This paper examines the discussion of market regulation in the Republic and argues that the philosopher rulers play a very limited role in regulating market activities. Indeed, they are concerned only with averting ex…
Prison-Breaking From Plato’s Cave
This article examines the philosophical significance of nature ( φύσις ) in Plato’s Allegory of the Cave. The word is used in the protasis of the conditional clause at 515bc where Socrates proposes to inquire into ‘what the manner of the release and healing from these bonds and this folly would be if in the course of nature ( φύσει ) something of this sort should happen to them’. This instance of ‘nature’ has been a matter of philological and phi…
The Psychology of Money in Plato's Republic
Plato is often characterized as being generally disdainful of money and as believing that pursuit and possession of money is morally corrupting. This article offers a modification of this view: Plato does not think that money is dangerous in general, but that it is dangerous for individuals with great natures in particular. The vast majority of people, whom Plato would classify as producers in his ideal city, are psychologically insusceptible to …
Classical Philosophy and Thought (3 works) · Classical Antiquity Studies (2 works) · Ideal (ethics (2 works) · Archaeology (1 work) · Argument (complex analysis (1 work) · Business (1 work) · Cave (1 work) · Criminology (1 work) · Economics (1 work) · Enforcement (1 work)