The Republic

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Plato

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12 September 2023

Social & political philosophy

Part of the Hero Classics series

""I am the wisest man alive, for I know one thing, and that is that I know nothing.""

The Republic, a pioneering work of political philosophy, is a dialogue that does not feature Plato directly as at the heart is Socrates

his teacher. Even though the conversations between Socrates and Athenians as well as foreigners take place thousands of years ago, the questions Plato addresses in the volume are far from archaic. Should men and women have equal rights? Should rulers be responsible for the well-being of their citizens and the healthcare system in general? Is it ever acceptable to lie, especially if it is a so-called 'noble lie'? And of course, how far can we stretch social mobility? Although many of Plato's ideas are utopian and will be regarded as immensely positive aspirations by contemporary society, some conclusions drawn by the thinker might arouse our questioning or even disdain. In particular, Plato argues that censorship can underpin the citizens' goodness and orderly life of the whole community

an affirmation that is unlikely to be embraced by modern-day democracies.

Because the philosopher prefers to construct an imaginary city in order to regard his ideas, his political ruminations can be read with a pragmatic mind but also for its artistic richness and literary thrill as Plato does not shy away from metaphors and allegories. The text is one of the most studied and referenced after the Bible and akin to the Holy text it does not have to be read in a single sitting but rather carefully revised and meditated upon to grasp its nuances and their applicability to our modern lives. It is an insight into the history of human civilization and the functionings of an individual within society

the read that is likely to be worthwhile for an advanced bibliophile and casual reader alike.

The Hero Classics series:

Meditations

The Prophet

A Room of One's Own

Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl

The Art of War

The Life of Charlotte Bronte

The Republic

The Prince

Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave

By: Plato
Imprint: Hero
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 198mm, Width: 129mm,
Weight: 500g
ISBN: 9781915054845
ISBN 10: 1915054842
Pages: 304
Publication Date: 12 September 2023
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Plato was an ancient Greek philosopher born in the 5th century BC. Being greatly inspired by Socrates, Plato extensively meditated on existential and political issues. Justice is a particularly important component of Plato's explorations and it is at the heart of his best-known work The Republic. The philosopher is also renowned for establishing the Academy in c. 387 where one of the main subjects was unsurprisingly the study of justice. In fact, one of his brightest students, Aristotles became a canonical thinker himself. Subsequently, Platonism turned out to be the foundation of a whole school of thought within the canon of Western Philosophy. In fact, all the eminent philosophers of the past millenium such as Machiavelli, Kant and Nietzsche reflected on the works of Plato or used them to postulate their own dialectic ideas.

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