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Republic (Greek: Πολιτεία, translit. Politeia; Latin: De Republica) is a Socratic dialogue, authored by Plato around 375 BC, concerning justice (δικαιοσύνη), the order and character of the just city-state, and the just man.
- Πολιτεία
- Plato
- c. 375 BCE
- Ancient Greece
The Republic By Plato Written 360 B.C.E Translated by Benjamin Jowett. The Republic has been divided into the following sections: The Introduction [54k] Book I [99k]
A comprehensive overview of Plato's most famous and widely read dialogue, The Republic. The dialogue explores the ethical and political questions of justice and happiness, the nature and role of the just city, the soul and the Forms, and the role of philosophy and knowledge.
The middle books of the Republic contain a sketch of Plato’s views on knowledge and reality and feature the famous figures of the Sun and the Cave, among others.The position occupied by the form of the Good in the intelligible world is the same as that occupied by the Sun in the visible world: thus, the Good is responsible for the being and intelligibility of the objects of thought.
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The Republic by Plato, written around 380 BCE, is one of the foundational works of Western philosophy. Set against the historical and political background of ancient Athens, the dialogue is a Socratic exploration of justice, the nature of the soul, and the ideal state. The primary speaker in the dialogue is Socrates, who engages in a ...
Apr 1, 2003 · This lesson is familiar from Plato’s Socratic dialogues: the philosophical life is best, and if one lacks knowledge, one should prefer to learn from an expert. But the Republic characterizes philosophy differently. First, it goes much further than the Socratic dialogues in respecting the power of passions and desires.
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Sep 11, 2021 · The Republic of Plato, like the Athens of Pericles, has an artistic as well as a political side. There is hardly any mention in Plato of the creative arts; only in two or three passages does he even allude to them (Rep.; Soph.). He is not lost in rapture at the great works of Phidias, the Parthenon, the Propylea, the statues of Zeus or Athene.