Plato's the Republic : A Beginner's Guide

Plato's the Republic : A Beginner's Guide

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Fired by a passionate desire for justice, The republic is Plato's titanic effort to secure political and individual salvation for troubled humanity by establishing guiding principles in politics, education, metaphysics, ethics and aesthetics. Its scope and influence are unparalleled in Western thought

Contents

Introduction Plato and Socrates in their Worlds. Sets Plato and Socrates in their ancient Greek contexts. Asking Questions about Justice - examines the opening exchanges. Towards a Just Society. Examines how the inquity into justice or right living involves the envisioning of a just city as well as a just individual. Rulers and Ruled; Women and the Family. Focuses on the climax of of the first half of The Republic The Rule of Philosophy. Explains the crux of Plato's argument. Advanced Education. Bad Government. Banishing the Poets - the Arts and Religion. Concludes the guided reading by examining one of the most controversial sequences in the entire dialogue. Echoes and Influences. Examines the vast influence of The Republic on subsequent thought in the West and the range of responses it has provoked. Further Reading.