Republic

Author(s): Plato

Philosophy

Classics for Your Collection: goo.gl/U80LCr --------- The Republic (Politeia; Latin: De Re Publica) is a Socratic dialogue, written by Plato around 380 BC, concerning the definition of justice, the order and character of the just city-state and the just man-for this reason, ancient readers used the name On Justice as an alternative title (not to be confused with the spurious dialogue also titled On Justice). The dramatic date of the dialogue has been much debated and though it might have taken place some time during the Peloponnesian War, "there would be jarring anachronisms if any of the candidate specific dates between 432 and 404 were assigned". Plato's best-known work, it has proven to be one of the world's most influential works of philosophy and political theory, both intellectually and historically. In it, Socrates along with various Athenians and foreigners discuss the meaning of justice and examine whether or not the just man is happier than the unjust man by considering a series of different cities coming into existence "in speech", culminating in a city called Kallipolis, which is ruled by philosopher-kings; and by examining the nature of existing regimes. The participants also discuss the theory of forms, the immortality of the soul, and the roles of the philosopher and of poetry in society. Scroll Up and Grab Your Copy! Classic Library: Symposium by Plato https://www.createspace.com/6484782 The Oz Series Book 1: The Wonderful Wizard of Ozhttps://www.createspace.com/6426287 Book 2: The Marvelous Land of Oz https://www.createspace.com/6462832 Book 3: Ozma of Oz https://www.createspace.com/6356346 Book 4: Dorothy and the Wizard in Oz https://www.createspace.com/6464450 Book 5: The Road to Oz https://www.createspace.com/6464521 Book 6: The Emerald City of Ozhttps://www.createspace.com/6464602 Book 7: The Patchwork Girl of Ozhttps://www.createspace.com/6464682 Book 8: TIK-TOK of Ozhttps://www.createspace.com/6353841 Book 9: The Scarecrow of Ozhttps://www.createspace.com/6461981 Book 10: Rinkitink in Oz https://www.createspace.com/6464764 Book 11: The Lost Princess of Oz https://www.createspace.com/6465342 Book 12: The Tin Woodman of Ozhttps://www.createspace.com/6466582 Book 13: The Magic of Oz https://www.createspace.com/6466620 Book 14: Glinda of OZhttps://www.createspace.com/6461890 Best Novel Classics Northanger Abbey by Jane Austenhttps://www.createspace.com/6428537 Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austenhttps://www.createspace.com/6425513Persuasion by Jane Austen https://www.createspace.com/6427638 The Story Girl by L. M. Montgomeryhttps://www.createspace.com/6525123 Anne of Green Gables by L. M. Montgomery https://www.createspace.com/6525372 An Old-Fashioned Girl by Louisa May Alcotthttps://www.createspace.com/6524768 A Sicilian Romance by Ann Radcliffe https://www.createspace.com/6493459 Carmilla by Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu https://www.createspace.com/6451809 Daisy Miller (1879 Version) by Henry James https://www.createspace.com/6445037 Little Women by Louisa May Alcott (7×10 Larger Edition for Easy Reading) https://www.createspace.com/6530564 Little Men by Louisa May Alcott (7×10 Larger Edition for Easy Reading)https://www.createspace.com/6530986 Anne of Green Gables by L. M. Montgomery https://www.createspace.com/6525372 The Story Girl by L. M. Montgomery https://www.createspace.com/6525123 An Old-Fashioned Girl by Louisa May Alcott https://www.createspace.com/6524768

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Plato (c.427-347 BC) stands with Socrates and Aristotle as one of the shapers of the whole intellectual tradition of the West. He founded in Athens the Academy, the first permanent institution devoted to philosophical research and teaching, and the prototype of all Western universities. Christopher Rowe was until 2009 Professor of Greek in Durham University. His co-edited publications include The Cambridge History of Greek and Roman Political Thought (2000), New Perspectives on Plato, Modern and Ancient (2002), Plato's Lysis (2005), and Plato and the Art of Philosophical Writing (2007). In Aristotle, Nicomachean Ethics (2002), Sarah Broadie's philosophical commentary is accompanied by Christopher Rowe's translation. His translation of Phaedrus appeared in Penguin Classics in 2005, and his new version of The Last Days of Socrates - comprising Euthyphro, Apology, Crito and Phaedo - was published in 2010. He was awarded an OBE in 2009 for services to scholarship.

General Fields

  • : 9780141442433
  • : Penguin Books
  • : Penguin Books
  • : 0.344
  • : January 2012
  • : 198mm X 129mm X 21mm
  • : books

Special Fields

  • : Plato
  • : Paperback
  • : English
  • : 321.07
  • : very good
  • : 496
  • : HPCA
  • : Christopher Rowe