{"product_id":"the-republic-paperback-softback-9780882951188","title":"The Republic (Paperback \/ softback) 9780882951188","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eThe 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\"\u003ePlato (Author), Raymond Larson (Translated by), Eva T. H. Brann (Introduction by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780882951188, Wiley\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 26 July 2012\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e338 pages\u003cbr\u003e18.9 x 12.5 x 1.6 cm, 0.308 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\"\u003eThis highly regarded volume features a modern translation of all ten books of \u003ci\u003eThe Republic\u003c\/i\u003e along with a synoptic table of contents, a prefatory essay, and an appendix on The Spindle of Necessity by the translator and editor, Raymond Larson. Also included are an introduction by Eva T. H. Brann, a list of principal dates in the life of Plato, and a bibliography.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003ePreface and background to the Republic xiii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction xxiii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePrincipal Dates xlvii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCurrent Opinions of Justice Refuted (Book 1) 1\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroductory Dialogue (Socrates and Cephalus, 328c-331d) 2\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFirst Definition (Cephalus, 331a-d) 5\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRefutation (332c-335d) 6\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThird Definition (Thrasymachus, 338c-343a) 13\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRefutation (339b-e) 14\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRedefinition of Ruler (340d-341a) 15\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRefutation (341c-343a) 16\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNew Argument (343a-348a) 18\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRefutations of (a): i) 345b-348a) 20\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRefutation of (b), 352d-354a 28\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConclusion (354a-c) 30\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJustice Reexamined, in the State and in the Individual (Books 2-4) 31\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAdeimantus (362d-367e) 35\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Problem Examined and Solved (368c-445e) 40\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSecond State of the State (372d-427c) 44\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eElementary Education of the guardians (376c-415d) 48\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGymnastics (physical education), 403c-412b 73\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eInstilling and testing patriotism and leadership, 412c-415d 81\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLiving arrangements of guardians and auxiliaries (415d-427c) 85\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConclusion (427c-434d) 94\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWisdom = the knowledge of the guardians (428a-429a) 95\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCourage = the auxiliaries’ opinion of “what is and is not to be feared” (429a-30c) 96\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTemperance = agreement of all three classes about who should rule and be ruled (430d-432b) 97\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eJustice = each of the three classes “tending its own business” and not preempting the work of another (432b-434d) 99\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eComposition of the Soul (434d-441c) 101\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConclusion (441d-444e) 109\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDegeneration Regimes and Souls, Interrupted (445b-449a) 113\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDigression: The Best Regime and Men (Books 5-7) 114\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOrganization of the Best Regime (451c-461e) 116\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWomen and children will not be private possessions but common to all of the men. Marriage arrangements, eugenics (457c-461e) 122\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Superiority and Possibility of Such a City (462a-473e) 126\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExcursus: regulations for warfare (466e-471c) 131\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSuch a city is not impossible (471e-473c) 136\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReminder that the best state is only a model, not completely realizable in practice (472b-473b). It is possible only if philosophers become kings or kings philosophers (473c-3), 138\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Best Men: Philosopher Kings (Guardians), Book 5, 474b-Book 7 139\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Philosophic Nature (485a-503e) 147\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHigher Education of the Guardians (504a-535a) 165\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Simple of the Sun (506e-509b) 168\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Simile of the Divided Line (509d-511e) 171\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Simile of the Cave (514a-521b) 174\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCurriculum (521c-535a) 181\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePlane geometry, 526c-527c 186\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHarmonics, 530d-531c 190\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSelection of the Guardians (535a-540c) 195\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBrief Excursus (540d-541b) 200\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDegenerate Regimes and Souls, Resumed From Book 5 (Books 8 and 9) 201\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCause of Change or Decline in a State: Civil War (545c-547c) 203\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDegenerate Regimes and Men, Described and Compared (547c-592b) 205\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOilgarchy (rule of the wealthy few) and the oligarchic man (550c-555b) 208\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDemocracy (rule of the people) and the democratic man (555b-562a) 213\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTyranny (dictatorship) and the tyrannical man (562a-580a) 220\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe five types are judged for their goodness and happiness and ranked in the order in which they were presented: Aristocracy and the aristocratic man are the best and happiness; tyranny and the tyrant are the worst and most miserable (580a-588a) 237\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConclusion: The aristocrat is just, the tyrant unjust. Therefore justice makes a man happy, injustice makes him unhappy (588b-592b) 247\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDenunciation of Imitative Poetry (Book 10, 595a-608b) 251\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eImitative poetry appeals to the emotions rather than to the mind (602c-605c) 259\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eImitative poetry deforms character (605c-608b) 263\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eImmortality and the Rewards of Justice (608b-End) 265\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRewards of Justice and Punishments of Injustice in This Life (612b-614a) 269\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRewards and Punishments After Death (614a-621d) 271\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppendix: The Spindle of Necessity 279\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBibliography 283\u003c\/p\u003e\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":"Wiley-Blackwell","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52410733330712,"sku":"9780882951188","price":11.79,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/files\/9780882951188.jpg?v=1784250613","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/the-republic-paperback-softback-9780882951188","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}