| The Republic Revised Edition Contributor(s): Plato (Author), Davies, John Llewelyn (Translator), Vaughan, David James (Translator) |
|
 |
ISBN: 1853264830 ISBN-13: 9781853264832 Publisher: Wordsworth Editions OUR PRICE: $8.09 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: April 1997 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Philosophy | History & Surveys - Ancient & Classical - Political Science | History & Theory - General - Philosophy | Political |
| Dewey: 132 |
| Lexile Measure: 1060 |
| Series: Classics of World Literature |
| Physical Information: 0.9" H x 4.9" W x 7.7" (0.55 lbs) 400 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - Ancient (To 499 A.D.) - Cultural Region - Greece |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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. |