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Widely acknowledged as his most influential work, Republic presents Plato's philosophical views on the nature of justice and his vision for the ideal state.

The Republic is widely regarded as Plato's greatest work and the finest of the Socratic dialoguesit remains a cornerstone of Western philosophy. It sets out to define is What is justice? Presented in the form of a dialogue between Socrates and his interlocutors, The Republic explores the idea of what consitutes a perfect community and the ideal individual who lives within it. It considers whether or not a concept of Justice may be determined by citizens in a given state and how Justice may be best accomplished. Plato establishes that the just individual can be defined in analogy with the just society, compares the ideal rule of philosopher kings to the unjust rule of tyrants, and concludes that justice is worthwhile for its own sakeit is the greatest good.

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      Publisher Simon & Schuster
      Published 12 January 2010
      ISBN-13 9781416599708
      978-1416599708
      ISBN-10 1416599703
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      Ancient Greek and Roman philosophy Books by Plato

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Widely acknowledged as his most influential work, Republic presents Plato's philosophical views on the nature of justice and his vision for the ideal state.

      The Republic is widely regarded as Plato's greatest work and the finest of the Socratic dialoguesit remains a cornerstone of Western philosophy. It sets out to define is What is justice? Presented in the form of a dialogue between Socrates and his interlocutors, The Republic explores the idea of what consitutes a perfect community and the ideal individual who lives within it. It considers whether or not a concept of Justice may be determined by citizens in a given state and how Justice may be best accomplished. Plato establishes that the just individual can be defined in analogy with the just society, compares the ideal rule of philosopher kings to the unjust rule of tyrants, and concludes that justice is worthwhile for its own sakeit is the greatest good.

      This edition includes:<

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