The Republic
By Plato (Author)
Series Signature Editions
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Pub Date 6/17/2025
ISBN 9781454959847
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The Republic
by Plato
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OVERVIEW
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.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR(S)
Plato (427–347 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.
