Plato: Republic Book I
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Published 2023
Description
Plato's Republic is a central text in the Western philosophical tradition and also a specimen of its author's exceptional literary and dramatic skill. The first book introduces, and conspicuously fails to answer, the question: What is justice? It also introduces the sophist Thrasymachus, who is quite certain that he knows what justice is, namely that it is nothing other than what the dominant power in the state considers to be in its own interest. The contentious confrontation between Thrasymachus and…
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Key features
- Provides summaries of Plato's argument and references to representative secondary literature in order to help orient students of Greek literature, while discussions of the language seek to clarify Plato's thinking
- Highlights the literary character of Book I, presenting it as a dramatic encounter between two colorful individuals and providing the context of other discussions of justice in Greek literature
- Explains in full the background to the historical and political setting of Republic, which will particularly benefit students of philosophy
About the book
- Series Cambridge Greek and Latin Classics
- Subjects Classical Literature,Classical Philosophy,Classical Studies,Philosophy
- Format: Hardback
- Publication date: 14 September 2023
- ISBN: 9781108833455
- Dimensions (mm): 216 x 138 mm
- Weight: 0.4kg
- Page extent: 320 pages
- Availability: Available
- Format: Paperback
- Publication date: 14 September 2023
- ISBN: 9781108970471
- Dimensions (mm): 216 x 138 mm
- Weight: 0.27kg
- Page extent: 320 pages
- Availability: Available
- Format: Digital
- Expected publication date: 25 April 2024
- ISBN: 9781108980784