Plato
1) The Republic
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Presented in the form of a dialogue between Socrates and three different interlocutors, it is an inquiry into the notion of a perfect community and the ideal individual within it. During the conversation other questions are raised: what is goodness; what is reality; what is knowledge? The Republic also addresses the purpose of education and the role of both women and men as "guardians" of the people. With remarkable lucidity and deft use of allegory,...
4) The Republic
Publisher
Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation
Pub. Date
1998
Language
English