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Author / Creator:	Plato.
Uniform title:	Republic. English.
Imprint:	London ; New York : Penguin, 2012.
Description:	xlvi, 436 p. ; 20 cm.
Language:	English
Series:	Penguin classics Penguin classics.
Subject:	Political science -- Early works to 1800. Utopias -- Early works to 1800. Political science. Utopias. Early works.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/9129166

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Other authors / contributors:	Rowe, C. J.
ISBN:	9780141442433 (pbk.) 0141442433 (pbk.)
Notes:	The translation in this volume follows the text printed in the new Oxford Republic (Oxford Classical Texts, 2003) -- P. xlv. Includes bibliographical references. Translated from the Ancient Greek.
Summary:	"The Republic is Plato's masterwork. It was written 2,400 years ago and remains one of the most widely read books in the world, famous for both the richness of its ideas and the virtuosity of its writing. Presented as a dialogue between Plato's teacher Socrates and various interlocutors, it is an exhortation to study philosophy, inviting its readers to reflect on the choices we must make if we are to live the best life available to us. This complex, dynamic work creates a picture of an ideal society governed not money, power, or fame, but by philosophy, wisdom, and justice."--Publisher's website.

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Summary:	'We set about founding the best city we could, because we could be confident that if it was good we would find justice in it'<br> <br> The Republic , Plato's masterwork, was first enjoyed 2,400 years ago and remains one of the most widely-read books in the world- as a foundational work of Western philosophy, and for the richness of its ideas and virtuosity of its writing. Presented as a dialogue between Plato's teacher Socrates and various interlocutors, it is an exhortation to philosophy, inviting its readers to reflect on the choices to be made if we are to live the best life available to us. This complex, dynamic work creates a picture of an ideal society governed not by the desire for money, power or fame, but by philosophy, wisdom and justice.
Item Description:	The translation in this volume follows the text printed in the new Oxford Republic (Oxford Classical Texts, 2003) -- P. xlv.
Physical Description:	xlvi, 436 p. ; 20 cm.
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:	9780141442433 0141442433