The Republic.

This highly regarded volume features a modern translation of all ten books of <i>The Republic</i> along with a synoptic table of contents, a prefatory essay, and an appendix on The Spindle of Necessity by the translator and editor, Raymond Larson. Also included are an introduction by Eva...

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Main Author: Plato
Other Authors: Larson, Raymond
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Hoboken : Wiley, 2014
Series:Crofts classics.
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Local Note:ProQuest Ebook Central
Table of Contents:
  • Cover; Title Page; Copyright; Synoptic table of Contents*; Preface and background to the Republic; Introduction; part I; on ""backgrounds""; retelling plato; on interpreting; part II; the central dialogue: the philosopher''s city; the divided line; the cave image; the philosopher''s education; the outer dialogue: the degenerate cities; justice in socrates'' city; the final myth; Principal Dates; Book 1; Book 2; Book 3; Book 4; Book 5; Book 6; Book 7; Book 8; Book 9; Book 10; Appendix: The Spindle of Necessity; Bibliography; Study Aids to the Republic; General Studies of Socrates and Plato
  • Studies on Specific Aspects of Plato''s ThoughtPlato: Pro and Con; Specific Studies of the Republic