17-19/02/2026 Conférences de R. Barney (Toronto), ENS Paris

Mardi 17 février, 18h-20h, Salle des Résistants (Esc. A, 1er étage, ENS, 45 Rue d’Ulm 75005 Paris)"Ethics and Politics in Plato’s Noble Lie"The Noble Lie proposed by Plato for his Just City in Republic Book III has been much misunderstood. It is an argument addressed to the political elite of the City; it attempts to persuade them that the City's survival as a just community depends on full class mobility and genuine meritocracy, which it is their duty to ensure. To motivate them it appeals ...