The Republic
Published on 17. June 2025
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Paperback/Softback
368 pages
978-1-4549-5984-7 (ISBN)
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Presented in the form of a dialogue between Socrates and three different interlocutors, this classic text 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? And 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.
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.
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Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Publishing group
Union Square & Co.
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Paperback (trade)
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Illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 134 mm
Width: 203 mm
Thickness: 27 mm
Weight
370 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-4549-5984-7 (9781454959847)
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Plato (427347 B.C.E.) was an ancient Greek philosopher born in Athens during the Classical period. In Athens, Plato founded the Academy, a philosophical school where he taught the doctrines that would later become known as Platonism.