Famous philosophical treatise of the 4th century BC concerns itself chiefly with the idea of justice, as well as such Platonic theories as that of ideas, the criticism of poetry, and the philosopher's role. Source of the famous cave myth and prototype for other imaginary commonwealths, including those of Cicero, St. Augustine, and More. Benjamin Jowett translation.
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"[Griffith's] aim was to traslate the Greek text as if it were a conversation, and he has succeeded admirably." Library Journal
"In addition to a vivid, dignified and accurate rendition of Plato's text, the student and general reader will find many aids to comprehension in this volume: an introduction that assesses the cultural background to the Republic, its place within political philosophy, and its general argument; succinct notes in the body of the text; an analytical summary of the work's content; a full glossary of proper names; a chronology of important events; and a guide to further reading. The result is an accomplished and accessible edition of this seminal work, suitable for philosophers and classicists as well as historians of political thought at all levels." African Sun Times Review of Books --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.
"In addition to a vivid, dignified and accurate rendition of Plato's text, the student and general reader will find many aids to comprehension in this volume: an introduction that assesses the cultural background to the Republic, its place within political philosophy, and its general argument; succinct notes in the body of the text; an analytical summary of the work's content; a full glossary of proper names; a chronology of important events; and a guide to further reading. The result is an accomplished and accessible edition of this seminal work, suitable for philosophers and classicists as well as historians of political thought at all levels." African Sun Times Review of Books --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.
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The late James Adam's edition of The Republic of Plato was published in 1902 and remains the most detailed and valuable critical edition available. D. A. Rees has written an introduction of 15,000 words for this edition. In it, he surveys Adam's work on the textual problems, language and meaning of The Republic.
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The Republic by Plato is a famous philosophical treatise of the 4th century BC concerns itself chiefly with the idea of justice, as well as such Platonic theories as that of ideas, the criticism of poetry, and the philosopher's role. Source of the famous cave myth and prototype for other imaginary commonwealths, including those of Cicero, St. Augustine, and More. Benjamin Jowett translation.
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This book was just jaw dropping. Everyone knows the concepts of good and bad, everyone has their own belief that so and so is better than so and so and vice versa, a good person will bring out the attributes of the good life, a bad person will bring out the attributes of a wicked life, and each will try to prove theirs is better than the latter. Socrates single handedly proved the good life is much better than the bad/dishonorable life. Socrates proved this as a fact! In a series of questions and answers. The book is an interesting read, it will expand your horizons about life in general, and it will make you think twice about which life you'd be interested in heading towards.
I in my opinion believe every school should have a philosophy class, students should take that class as prerequisite if they want to go to college or university, and this book should be given to every student and read out loud once every week.
I in my opinion believe every school should have a philosophy class, students should take that class as prerequisite if they want to go to college or university, and this book should be given to every student and read out loud once every week.
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This book kept my interest until about 3/4 of the way through the first book. I guess it was just the common sense that they were revealing that piqued my interest. Read more
Published on May 30 2009 by Matty Smith
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The Republic - 5stars, Dover Thrift - 0stars
Translation is key when buying a book like this. The Republic is a must read for anyone and everyone, but not Dover Thrift. Read more
Published on Aug 31 2004 by Derek Davidson
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The Excellent Society
in the Republic, Plato. envisioned his ideology of what a free and fair society should look like. the book emphasises on the perfection of a perfect society, which will be free of... Read more
Published on Dec 2 2003 by Michael Churchill Dibulo
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This is more of a review of the translation, as opposed to the text itself. The Republic is a classic, and like Shakespeare, or the Mona Lisa, needs no review or comment. Read more
Published on Sep 5 2002 by Kendal B. Hunter
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Easy to read, easy to understand.
This translation of Plato's Republic is very easy to read and understandable. As someone who needed to read this book quickly for a class, I found this translation to be much more... Read more
Published on May 19 2001 by Titanium Lili
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Another suberb accomplishment
F. M. Cornford is possessed of the rare distinction among translator's of being not only a philologist but a celebrated historian and a deeply philosophical scholar. Read more
Published on Jun 13 2000 by theCardiffGiant
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