The Republic
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| Rating | : | 4.58 (943 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B073JQZNBT |
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| Number of Pages | : | 141 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-03-29 |
| Language | : | English |
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Go Plato, Go Plato Frank It may feel like having a tooth pulled, but it really is something that everyone should read. Important to know how this philosophy had an influence on our own government system.. All educated should read. Walter F. Billings Plato was attempting to exclaim what made a good citizen and what made a good government. Not an easy read of course but highly effective. Nothing has changed in 2400 years, except technology.. Platos Pal I used this as a textbook in college and missed it so much that I bought it again AND I gave it to a friend of mine. Allan Bloom was a professor who taught this from the actual Greek Version to my professor. I rereading portions to rethink different aspects of phil
As Plato's best-known work, it has proven to be one of the world's most influential works of philosophy and political theory, both intellectually and historically. "The Republic" (380 BC) by Plato is a Socratic dialogue, concerning the definition of justice, the order and character of the just city-state and the just man. In it, Socrates along with various Athenians and foreigners discuss the meaning of justice and examine whether or not the just man is happier than the unjust man by considering a series of different cities. The participants also discuss the theory of forms, the immortality of the soul, and the roles of the philosopher and of poetry in society.