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Republic

Name: Republic
Rating: 3.8 (8 reviews)
ISBN: 9781848704961

By
- Plato
Publisher
- Wordsworth Editions

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8 Ratings: 3.8
Language: English
Format
Category: Non-Fiction

Translated by John Llewelyn Davies and David James Vaughan. With an Introduction by Stephen Watt.

The ideas of Plato (c429-347BC) have influenced Western philosophers for over two thousand years. Such is his importance that the twentieth-century philosopher A.N. Whitehead described all subsequent developments within the subject as foot-notes to Plato's work. Beyond philosophy, he has exerted a major influence on the development of Western literature, politics and theology.

The Republic deals with the great range of Plato's thought, but is particularly concerned with what makes a well-balanced society and individual. It combines argument and myth to advocate a life organized by reason rather than dominated by desires and appetites. Regarded by some as the foundation document of totalitarianism, by others as a call to develop the full potential of humanity, the Republic remains a challenging and intensely exciting work.

Translators: John Llewelyn Davies, David James Vaughan

Release date

Ebook: 1 February 2013