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The Republic
The Republic
Author: Plato, Desmond Lee (Translator)
Ostensibly a discussion of the nature of justice, The Republic presents Plato's vision of the ideal state, covering a wide range of topics: social, educational, psychological, moral, and philosophical. It also includes some of Plato's most important writing on the nature of reality and the theory of the "forms." — Translated with an Introd...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780140449143
ISBN-10: 0140449140
Publication Date: 2/25/2003
Pages: 496
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Publisher: Penguin Classics
Book Type: Paperback
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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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