PLATO: THE REPUBLIC; Translated and Edited

Plato; Raymond Larson & Eva T. H. Brann

ISBN 10: 0882951211 / ISBN 13: 9780882951218

Published by AHM Publishing Corp., 1979

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Very minor shelfwear.; Crofts Classics; 288 pages.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: PLATO: THE REPUBLIC; Translated and Edited
• Publisher: AHM Publishing Corp.
• Publication Date: 1979
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0882951211
• ISBN 13: 9780882951218
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Near Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket
• Seller catalogs:
  • Philosophy

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Synopsis

Presented in the form of a dialogue between Socrates and three different interlocutors, this classic text is an enquiry into the notion of a perfect community and the ideal individual within it. During the conversation, other questions are what is goodness?; what is reality?; and what is knowledge? The Republic also addresses the purpose of education and the role of both women and men as guardians of the people. With remarkable lucidity and deft use of allegory, Plato arrives at a depiction of a state bound by harmony and ruled by philosopher kings.

Language Notes

Text: English, Greek (translation)