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The Amazon Store at MillionDollarPetPix.com ( In association with Amazon.com )The Republic (Penguin Classics)by: Plato  List Price: $10.00 Amazon.com's Price: $8.00 You Save: $2.00 (20%)Prices subject to change. Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours
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Binding: PaperbackDewey Decimal Number: 180 EAN: 9780140455113 ISBN: 0140455116 Label: Penguin Classics Manufacturer: Penguin Classics Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 480 Publication Date: September 14, 2007 Publisher: Penguin Classics Studio: Penguin Classics Related Items:
Editorial Review: Product Description: Plato's "Republic" is widely acknowledged as the cornerstone of Western philosophy. Presented in the form of a dialogue between Socrates and three different interlocutors, it is an enquiry 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, Plato arrives at a depiction of a state bound by harmony and ruled by 'philosopher kings'. Average Rating:
 Rating: - Very Well Done.My intent is not to bog down the reader with a lot of drivel. This is one of the better copies of the republic I have seen and read. I would have prefered a hardcover version, but at this price it is a steal. There are copious footnotes and references which further assist the reader in deciphering one of the most published and interested philosphical texts ever. As far as the work by Plato, it is one of the single most important books ever written and should be read by ... Read More 
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