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The Republic
The Republic
Author: Plato
The Republic is a Socratic dialogue, written by Plato around 380 BC, concerning the definition of justice, the order and character of the just city-state and the just man?for this reason, ancient readers used the name On Justice as an alternative title (not to be confused with the spurious dialogue also titled On Justice). The dramatic date of t...  more »
ISBN-13: 9781503379985
ISBN-10: 1503379981
Publication Date: 11/29/2014
Pages: 206
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Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
Book Type: Paperback
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Read for my Philosophy Classics class. An easier philosophical read, the points are easy to see and the points are interesting. :)
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This book is about JUSTICE. The definition, how to achieve it, and all things related to it. It's a classic, that should be taught in high schools. A bit of a difficult read at times, but try reading it out of order. For class, we read it much out of sequence (1,2,5,7,9,3,8,11,4,6,10) it made a lot more sence, and left you feeling with the urge to go storm the White House for a reform.
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I had to read this for class but I actually enjoyed it. A real classic that everyone should read. Contains the "Allegory of the Cave".
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I had to read this in college. I was a little highlighter happy.
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A 2nd edition of Plato's Republic. Helpful for reading, philosphy, ethics, and discussion.
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Read this for a graduate education course I took. Very useful and Bloom is brilliant tour guide for the hard going Plato.
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Great book and breakdown of Platos work.
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If you're at all interested in Philosophy... this is the first book you should read.


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