The Relationship between the Republic and the Laws
(b) Population and Occupations
(f) Government and Administration
Composition and Structure of the Laws: Summary
BK I §I. THE INADEQUACY OF SPARTAN AND CRETAN LEGISLATION
The Aim of Spartan and Cretan Laws
§2. DRINKING PARTIES AS AN EDUCATIONAL DEVICE
Can Drinking Parties be Educational?
Interlude: The Athenian Pressed for an Answer
The Nature and Purpose of Education (1)
The Educational Effect of Drinking Parties (1)
BK II §3. THE ARTS IN THE SERVICE OF EDUCATION
The Nature and Purpose of Education (2)
How the Arts should reinforce Education
Is Pleasure the Proper Criterion in the Arts?
Justice and Happiness go Together
Qualifications of the Third Chorus, and an Attack on Contemporary Trends in the Arts
The Educational Effects of Drinking Parties (2)
Summing-up on the Uses of Drink
BK III §4. THE LESSONS OF HISTORY (1): LEGISLATION AND THE BALANCE OF POWERS
The Primitive City and the Origin of Legislation
The Reasons for Sparta’s Success
§5. THE LESSONS OF HISTORY (2): MONARCHY AND DEMOCRACY
The Corruption of the Athenian Democracy
The Proposed New Cretan Colony
§6. MAGNESIA AND ITS PEOPLE BK IV
The Need for a Benevolent Dictator
What Constitution is to be Imposed?
§7. THE CORRECT WAY TO LEGISLATE: LAWS AND PREAMBLES
The Legislator must Justify his Laws
Two Categories of Laws: an Example
§8. GENERAL PREAMBLE TO THE LEGAL CODE
The Importance of Honouring the Soul BK V
The Correct Treatment of Children
Duties to Relatives, Friends and State
Extremes of Emotion to be Avoided
§9. THE FOUNDATION OF THE NEW STATE
Preliminary Analysis of the State
The Size of the Population (1)
Religious and Social Occasions
States Ideal and Real: Community of Property
The Size of the Population (2)
Administrative Units of the State
Theory to be Modified by Facts
The Pre-eminence of Mathematics
BK VI §1O. CIVIL AND LEGAL ADMINISTRATION
Problems of Appointing the First Officials
The Election of the Guardians of the Laws
Duties and Tenure of the Guardians; Registration of Property
The Executive Committee of the Council
The Election of the Expounders
The Protection of the Territory
How the Country-Wardens are to Live
§11. MARRIAGE AND RELATED TOPICS
The Organization of Religious Festivals
Marriage: Choosing a Partner (1)
Preamble to the Law of Marriage: Choosing a Partner (2)
Women must join the Communal Meals
Three Instinctive Drives: Food, Drink, Sex
Registration of Births and Deaths
The Importance of Movement: the Evidence of Corybantic Ritual
How far should a Child be Humoured?
The Dangers of Innovation in Education
Further Duties of the Minister of Education
The Legislator’s Instructions to the Minister of Education: the Curriculum
A Set Text: Selections from the Laws of Plato
Hunting: Written and Unwritten Rules again
BK VIII §13. SPORT AND MILITARY TRAINING
Obstacles to Correct Military Training
§14. PROBLEMS OF SEXUAL CONDUCT
How to Discourage Unnatural Sexual Intercourse
The Importance of Self-Control
§15. AGRICULTURE, ECONOMICS AND TRADE
Theft: Should all Thefts Attract the Same Punishment?
Philosophical Legislation Justified
A ‘Terminological Inexactitude’
The Attack on the Distinction between ‘Voluntary’ and ‘Involuntary’
The New Distinction, and the Purpose of Punishment
Animals and Inanimate Objects as Killers
Voluntary Wounding, and a Digression on Adopting an Heir in Cases of Childlessness
Nature and Chance versus Design
The Difficulties of Refuting Atheists
Soul Moves the Heavenly Bodies
How Soul Moves the Heavenly Bodies
Address to the Believer in the Indifference of the Gods
Proof that the Gods care for Mankind
The Justice of the Gods, and the Fate of the Soul
Transition to the Law of Impiety
§22. THE LAW OF PROPERTY BK XI
Removal of Property in General
The Treatment of Slaves and Freedmen
Testamentary and Inheritance Law
How to Mitigate the Harshness of the Law
§25. MISCELLANEOUS LEGISLATION
Non-fatal Injuries by Drugs and Charms
Further Rules of Legal Procedure
BK XII Offences Committed by Members of Diplomatic Missions
The Election and Duties of the Scrutineers
Refusal to Contribute to Public Expenses
Relations with the Outside World
Time Limits for Disputing Title
Prevention of Attendance at Court
Prevention of Participation in Contests
The Minor Points of Legal Procedure, and the Importance of Legal Studies
How can the State be Preserved Intact?
Membership and Functions of the Council
The Unity and Plurality of Virtue
The Higher Education of the Council