"This collection of essays is based on the 2019 A.V. Elliott Conference for Great Books and Ideas, the 12th annual conference sponsored by the McDonald Center for America' s Founding Principles, entitled "Liberty and Tyranny in Plato"--Acknowledgements. Contributors to this volume include: Peter Ahrensdorf, Jennifer Baker, Khalil Habib, Kevin Honeycutt, Alex Priou, Richard Ruderman, Nicholas D. Smith, Devin Stauffer, Mary Townsend, Jeffrey Dirk Wilson, and Catherine Zuckert. -- Mercer University Press Charlotte C. S. Thomas is professor of Philosophy, director of the Great Books Program, and codirector of the McDonald Center for America's Founding Principles at Mercer University. Her work focuses on ancient political philosophy, philosophy of culture, and ethics. She is the author of THE FEMALE DRAMA: THE PHILOSOPHICAL FEMININE IN THE SOUL OF PLATO'S REPUBLIC.