| Description |
liv, 416 pages ; 20 cm. |
| Note |
Adult. Brodart. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 383-416). |
| Contents |
Part I : Introduction (327) -- Part II : Preliminaries (367) -- Part III : Education : the first stage (376) -- Part IV : Guardians and auxiliaries (412) -- Part V : Justice in state and individual (427) -- Part VI : Women and the family (499) -- Part VII : The philosopher ruler (471) -- Part VIII : Education of the philosopher (521) -- Part IX : Imperfect societies (543) -- Part X : Theory or art (595) -- Part XI : The immortality of the soul and the rewards of goodness -- Appendix I : The philosophical passages in the 'Republic' -- Appendix II : The spindle of necessity. |
| Summary |
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 inquiry 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 roles 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. |
| Audience |
Adult. Brodart. |
| Subject |
Political science -- Early works to 1800.
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Utopias -- Early works to 1800.
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Justice -- Early works to 1800.
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Political science. |
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Utopias. |
| Genre |
Early works.
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| Added Author |
Lee, H. D. P. (Henry Desmond Pritchard), 1908-1993, translator.
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Lane, M. S. (Melissa S.), writer of introduction.
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| ISBN |
9780140455113 (paperback) |
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0140455116 (paperback) |
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