The Republic
Plato; Benjamin Jowett (trans.)
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Description
Plato cast his search for justice as a long talk in Athens, led by his teacher Socrates. Benjamin Jowett's translation of the Republic became the standard English version for generations of students. Socrates and his friends ask what justice is, first in a city and then in a single soul.
To answer, they design a city ruled by philosopher-kings and divide the soul into three parts. The famous image of the cave shows prisoners who take shadows for real things. Plato also weighs in on poetry, education, and forms of rule. Political thought in the West still starts from arguments first made here.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Plato; Benjamin Jowett (trans.) |
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| COLLECTION | BOOKS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 1.1 MB |
| LICENSE | Project Gutenberg License |
| RIGHTS | PUBLIC DOMAIN |
| SOURCE | Project Gutenberg |