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The Republic

(Dover Thrift Editions)

By Plato

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| Paperback | 9780486411217

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Famous philosophical treatise of the fourth century b.c. concerns itself chiefly with the idea of justice, as well as such Platonic theories as that of ideas, the criticism of poetry, and the philosopher’s role. Source of the famous cave myth and prototype for other imaginary commonwealths, inContinue

Famous philosophical treatise of the fourth century b.c. concerns itself chiefly with the idea of justice, as well as such Platonic theories as that of ideas, the criticism of poetry, and the philosopher’s role. Source of the famous cave myth and prototype for other imaginary commonwealths, including those of Cicero, St. Augustine, and More. Benjamin Jowett translation.

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  • If Plato Only Knew

    It was Plato’s own fault. His manifold magics had to attract to him the large tribe of unphilosophical interpreters who have been fascinated by the Platonic dialogue as literature, drama, biography, sermon, prophecy or jeremiad, or else as vignette o ... (read full critics)

    nybooks published on Thu, 26 Aug 2010

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  • People give Plato and other ancients too much credit. Let me rephrase that. They correctly give the man credit. They incorrectly attach merit to his ideas. If you ACTUALLY read Plato, and learn to interpret him, you will see that he had a lot of messed up ideas. So did almost all ancient philsophers ... (continue)

    People give Plato and other ancients too much credit. Let me rephrase that. They correctly give the man credit. They incorrectly attach merit to his ideas. If you ACTUALLY read Plato, and learn to interpret him, you will see that he had a lot of messed up ideas. So did almost all ancient philsophers. This doesn't mean they weren't great thinkers, it just means that our understanding of philosophy, humans, our interactions, our happiness was not at the point it is today (and also not at the point it will be at in the future). So don't just go around saying Plato is so great and we should do everything he says. Instead, read History of Western Philosophy, and find out who these guys were, and what their ideas really were before extolling their virtues.

    It reminds me of some Christians who don't even actually read the Bible other than the nice parts picked out by their pastor...

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