Plato's Republic - A Biography (Paperback)

Plato is perhaps the most significant philosopher who ever lived and "The Republic," composed in Athens in about 375 BC, is widely regarded as his most famous dialogue. Its discussion of the perfect city--and the perfect mind--laid the foundations for Western culture and has been the cornerstone of Western philosophy. As the distinguished Cambridge professor Simon Blackburn points out, it has probably sustained more commentary, and been subject to more radical and impassioned disagreement, than almost any other text in the modern world. "A clear and accessible introduction to philosophy's first superstar" ("Kirkus Reviews"), "Plato's Republic" explores the judicial, moral, and political ideas in the Republic with dazzling insight. Blackburn also examines "Republic's "influence and staying power, and shows why, from St. Augustine to twentieth-century philosophers such as Ludwig Wittgenstein, Western thought is still conditioned by this most important, and contemporary, of books.

General

Imprint:	Grove Press / Atlantic Monthly Press
Country of origin:	United States
Series:	Books That Changed the World
Release date:	March 2008
First published:	April 2008
Authors:	Simon Blackburn
Dimensions:	198 x 127 x 12mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	192
ISBN-13:	978-0-8021-4364-8
Categories:	Books > Humanities > Philosophy > Western philosophy > Ancient Western philosophy to c 500 > General Books > Philosophy > Western philosophy > Ancient Western philosophy to c 500 > General
LSN:	0-8021-4364-4
Barcode:	9780802143648

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