{"product_id":"platos-republic-paperback-softback-9780745662152","title":"Plato's Republic (Paperback \/ softback) 9780745662152","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003ePlato's Republic\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eAlain Badiou (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780745662152, Polity Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 14 April 2015\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e320 pages\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 3.1 cm, 0.624 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePlato's \u003ci\u003eRepublic\u003c\/i\u003e is one of the most well-known and widely discussed texts in the history of philosophy, but how might we get to the heart of this work today, 2500 years after it was originally composed? Alain Badiou invents a new genre in order to breathe fresh life into Plato's text and restore its universality. Rather than producing yet another critical commentary, he has retranslated the work from the original Greek and, by making various changes, adapted it for our times. \u003cp\u003eIn this innovative reimagining of a classic text, Badiou has removed all references specific to ancient Greek society, from the endless exchanges about the moral courage of poets to those political considerations that were only of interest to the aristocratic elite. On the other hand, Badiou has expanded the range of cultural references: here philosophy is firing on all cylinders, and Socrates and his companions are joined by Beckett, Pessoa, Freud and Hegel. They demonstrate the enduring nature of true philosophy, always ready to move with the times.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMoreover, Badiou the dramatist has made the Socratic dialogue a true oratorial contest: in his version of the Republic, the interlocutors have more in mind than merely agreeing with the Master. They stand up to him, put him on the spot and thereby show thought in motion. Through this work of writing, scholarship and philosophy, we are able, for the first time, to read a version of Plato's text which is alive, stimulating and directly relevant to our world today.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eIntroduction by Kenneth Reinhard\u003cbr\u003e Translator’s Preface\u003cbr\u003e Author’s Preface to the English Edition\u003cbr\u003e Preface\u003cbr\u003e Characters\u003cbr\u003e Prologue: Conversation in the Villa on the Harbor (327a-336b)\u003cbr\u003e 1 Reducing the Sophist to Silence (336b-357a)\u003cbr\u003e 2 The Young Men’s and Women’s Pressing Questions (357a-368d)\u003cbr\u003e 3 The Origins of Society and the State (368d-376c)\u003cbr\u003e 4 The Disciplines of the Mind: Literature and Music (376c-403c)\u003cbr\u003e 5 The Disciplines of the Body: Nutrition, Medicine and\u003cbr\u003e Physical Education (403c-412c)\u003cbr\u003e 6 Objective Justice (412c-434d)\u003cbr\u003e 7 Subjective Justice (434d-449a)\u003cbr\u003e 8 Women and Families (449a-471c)\u003cbr\u003e 9 What is a Philosopher? (471c-484b)\u003cbr\u003e 10 Philosophy and Politics (484b-502c)\u003cbr\u003e 11 What is an Idea? (502c-521c)\u003cbr\u003e 12 From Mathematics to the Dialectic (521c-541b)\u003cbr\u003e 13 Critique of the Four Pre-communist Systems of Government:\u003cbr\u003e 1. Timocracy and Oligarchy (541b-555b)\u003cbr\u003e 14 Critique of the Four Pre-Communist Systems of Government:\u003cbr\u003e 2. Democracy and Tyranny (555b-573b)\u003cbr\u003e 15 Justice and Happiness (573b-592b)\u003cbr\u003e 16 Poetry and Thought (592b-608b)\u003cbr\u003e Epilogue: The Mobile Eternity of Subjects (608b-end)\u003cbr\u003e Notes\u003cbr\u003e Index\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Philosophy [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Philosophy\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Philosophy%20%5BHP%5D%22\"\u003eHP\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Polity","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52474948714776,"sku":"9780745662152","price":23.69,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/files\/9780745662152.jpg?v=1785801689","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/platos-republic-paperback-softback-9780745662152","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}