Republic
- ISBN-10
- 8129129434
- ISBN-13
- 9788129129437
- Series
- Republic
- Pages
- 342
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2013-07-22
- Publisher
- Rupa Publications
- Authors
- Plato, Benjamin Jowett
Description
An enquiry into the nature of the ideal society, Republic is a series of dialogues between Socrates and various interrogators. It proposes a state organized and governed on philosophical principles and asks if goodness can exist - devoid of motive, obligation or supplication to a stronger power - solely by itself and translate into society as a whole. The work also contemplates the duality inherent in life: the reality we perceive through our senses and the truth we can gain through the world of ideas. Although Plato is largely concerned with the definition of justice, the city-state and the just man, he also discusses a range of topics: social, moral, educational and psychological. Considered to be one of the bedrocks of Greek philosophy, Republic has had immeasurable impact on Western thought through the ages.
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