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The Republic (Penguin Classics) Paperback - 2007
by Plato
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Details
- Title The Republic (Penguin Classics)
- Author Plato
- Binding Paperback
- Edition [ Edition: Repri
- Condition Used - Good
- Pages 480
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Penguin Group, London
- Date 2007-09-14
- Features Bibliography, Price on Product - Canadian, Table of Contents
- Bookseller's Inventory # 6875724
- ISBN 9780140455113 / 0140455116
- Weight 0.71 lbs (0.32 kg)
- Dimensions 7.8 x 5.08 x 0.81 in (19.81 x 12.90 x 2.06 cm)
- Ages 18 to UP years
- Grade levels 13 - UP
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Themes
- Chronological Period: Ancient (To 499 A.D.)
- Cultural Region: Greece
- Library of Congress subjects Political science, Utopias
- Dewey Decimal Code 321.07
Summary
Plato's The 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 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."