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The Republic Paperback - 1955
by Plató
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- Title The Republic
- Author Plató
- Binding Paperback
- Edition [ Edition: Repri
- Condition Used - Good
- Pages 467
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Penguin Publishing Group, New York, New York, U.S.A.
- Publication date September 30, 1955
- Illustrated Yes
- Bookseller's Inventory # GRP10444606
- ISBN 9780140440485 / 0140440488
- Weight 0.68 lbs (0.31 kg)
- Dimensions 7.74 x 5.1 x 0.95 in (19.66 x 12.95 x 2.41 cm)
- Category Philosophy
- Library of Congress subjects Political science, Utopias
- Library of Congress Catalogue Number 75315567
- Dewey Decimal Code 321.07
- Quantity available 3
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Summary
The Republic is Plato's most famous work and one of the seminal texts of Western philosophy and politics. The characters in this Socratic dialogue - including Socrates himself - discuss whether the just or unjust man is happier. They are the philosopher-kings of imagined cities and they also discuss the nature of philosophy and the soul among other things.
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Review summary
Plato's Republic divides readers sharply. Many recognize it as a foundational and influential work of Western philosophy that raises important questions about justice, the ideal state, and how to live a good life. Readers appreciate Plato's Socratic method and the famous Allegory of the Cave, though many find the arguments flawed, the prose demanding, and the proposed society deeply problematic by modern standards. Some view the work primarily as a philosophical inquiry into justice and the soul rather than a practical political blueprint, while others criticize its advocacy of censorship, eugenics, class stratification, and gender dynamics that contradict its progressive elements. Despite nearly universal acknowledgment of its historical significance, opinions on its contemporary relevance and the validity of its arguments vary considerably.
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influential thought-provoking foundational dense flawed authoritarian challenging timeless contradictory profoundWrite a review for this book
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