The Republic
Plato
This timeless dialogue features Socrates engaging in conversations with three different people about a perfect community and ideal individual. Explore notions of goodness, reality, and knowledge, while pondering the role of education and guardianship. With deft use of allegory, the author presents a portrait of a harmonious state ruled by philosopher kings.
Publish Date
2003-02-25T00:00:00.000Z
2003-02-25T00:00:00.000Z
first published in -375
Goodreads Rating
3.96
ISBN
9780718188528
Recommendations
7
Recommendations
I’m actually gobsmacked that this isn’t required in order to be sworn into office, like the Constitution is required for us American immigrants when it comes time to gain American citizenship. – source
2020-06-24T14:18:00.000Z
Here’s my list for the best books in philosophy, in no particular order. – sourceI’d like to recommend a Ladybird book, by Angie Hobbs. It’s a book about Plato’s Republic. Don’t be put off by the fact that it’s a Ladybird book, this is a new type of Ladybird book which is designed for, I guess, teenagers and adults, rather than for children. But it’s got the same format. It’s a short book of 50 pages, and around 24 of those are illustrations. – source
2016-08-17T00:00:00.000Z
Reading the Plato's Republic was the very first time I had encountered reason, and I discovered that I could make sense of myself and the world around me through careful introspection, abstraction, and structure. Its influence on me was so strong that I continued to study philosophy for the next ten years! – source2022-03-25T13:03:27.000Z
#Plato's #Republic is one of the greatest books in the history of Western Civilization.
It recounts a discussion between some ancient Greeks about how people can live good lives and create a good society.
#CommissionsEarned #ad – source