About the Book

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Toward the end of the astonishing period of Athenian creativity that furnished Western civilization with the greater part of its intellectual, artistic, and political wealth, Plato wrote "The Republic," his discussion of the nature and meaning of justice and of the ideal state and its ruler. All subsequent European thinking about these subjects owes its character, directly or indirectly, to this most famous (and most accessible) of the Platonic dialogues. Although he describes a society that looks to some like the ideal human community and to others like a totalitarian nightmare, in the course of his description Plato raises enduringly relevant questions about politics, art, education, and the general conduct of life.
Translated by A. D. Lindsay

Product Details

Media: Hardcover Book, 408 pages

Language: English

Publisher: Everyman's Library

Edition: Unknown

ISBN-10: 0679413308

Publication Date: Jan. 11th, 1993

ISBN-13: 9780679413301

Dimensions: 5.32 x 8.36 x 1.09 inches

Shipping Weight: 1.12 lbs

• Categories: Ancient Classical Philosophy Civics Citizenship