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The Republic

By (author): Plato
Translated by: Desmond Lee
Introduction by: Melissa Lane
Published by: Penguin Books Ltd
Publication date: 31/May/2007
Format: Paperback - 480 pages
Product dimensions (mm): 199 x 129 x 16
ISBN-10: 0140455116
ISBN-13: 9780140455113
Categories:
> Philosophy

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Plato's "Republic" is widely acknowledged as the cornerstone of Western philosophy. Presented in the form of a dialogue between Socrates and three different interlocutors, it is an enquiry into the notion of a perfect community and the ideal individual within it. During the conversation other questions are raised: what is goodness; what is reality; 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'.

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