The Republic (Plato, #14) (Classics) (Golden Classics, #53)

by Plato

H.D.P. Lee (Translator)

The best known of Plato's dialogues, "The Republic" applies the principles of philosophy to political affairs. Ostensibly a discussion of the nature of justice, it lays before us Plato's vision of the ideal state, covering a wide range of topics, social, educational, psychological, moral and philosophical. It also includes in the process, some of Plato's most important writing on the nature of reality and the theory of the 'forms'. Plato is critical of Athenian democracy, which had been responsible for the execution of his friend, and teacher, Socrates, and his political ideas, as expressed in "The Republic", started lines of thought which are still relevant today. This translation was first published in 1955 and revised in 1974 and 1987. The translator died in 1993.

• ISBN10: 0140440488
• ISBN13: 9780140440485
• Publish Date: 28 May 1970 (first published 1 September 1888)
• Publish Status: Out of Print
• Out of Print: 3 December 2002
• Publish Country: GB
• Imprint: Penguin Books Ltd
• Edition: 2nd Revised ed.
• Format: Paperback (B-Format (198x129 mm))
• Pages: 464
• Language: English

Reviews

[Amber (The Literary Phoenix)]

The mere size of Plato's Republic is intimidating, and almost every schoolchild is wary and exhausted of the Cave Allegory. If you can sort through Plato/Socrates' metaphors - some of which are more confusing than others - this is an interesting piece of philosophy. I advise reading the whole book - while the Allegory may stand out as something significant (which it is), it is also often taken out of context.

[angelarenea9]

I just didn't like it. There's nothing wrong with it, I just didn't really understand it, and wasn't really interested in what I did understand.