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  The Republic (Penguin Classics) (Paperback) By (author) Plato, Introduction by Desmond Lee, Translated by H.D.P. Lee

  

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  Short Description for The Republic Presented in the form of a dialogue between Socrates and three different interlocutors, this book is an enquiry into the notion of a perfect community and the ideal individual within it. It also addresses the purpose of education and the role of both women and men as 'guardians' of the people.
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  • Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
  • Published: 01 March 2003
  • Format: Paperback 496 pages
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  • Categories: Literary Essays | Political Science & Theory | Western Philosophy: Ancient, To C 500
  • ISBN 13: 9780140449143 ISBN 10: 0140449140
  • Sales rank: 276,155

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Full description for The Republic

• Plato's "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 enquiry 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'.