Plato's Republic : an introduction /

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Author / Creator:McAleer, Sean, author.
Imprint:Cambridge : Openbook Publishers, 2020.
Description:1 online resource (xxvi 316 pages) : illustrations (some color)
Language:English
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Format: E-Resource Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/12451762
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Other authors / contributors:Open Book Publishers, Publisher.
ISBN:1800640552
9781800640566
1800640560
9781800640573
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9781800640580
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9781800640559
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9781800640535
Notes:Includes bibliographical references (pages 308-311) and index.
Online resource; title from PDF title page (Open Book Publishers website; viewed on 2020-11-20).
Summary:This book is a lucid and accessible companion to Plato's Republic, throwing light upon the text's arguments and main themes, placing them in the wider context of the text's structure. In its illumination of the philosophical ideas underpinning the work, it provides readers with an understanding and appreciation of the complexity and literary artistry of Plato's Republic. McAleer not only unpacks the key overarching questions of the text - What is justice? And Is a just life happier than an unjust life? - but also highlights some fascinating, overlooked passages which contribute to our understa.
Other form:Print version: 9781800640542
Print version: 9781800640535