The Republic

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Xist Publishing, May 8, 2015 - Philosophy - 443 pages
Justice, Order and the Nature of Man

“I am the wisest man alive, for I know one thing, and that is that I know nothing.” ― Plato, The Republic

The Republic is Plato's best-known work. Composed as a Socratic dialogue, The Republic is one of the world's most influential works of philosophy and history.
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Contents

Section 1
Section 2
Section 3
Section 4
Section 5
Section 6
Section 7
Section 8
Section 9
Section 10
Section 11
Section 12
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Bibliographic information

TitleThe Republic
Xist Classics
AuthorPlato Plato
Editionunabridged
PublisherXist Publishing, 2015
ISBN1623958474, 9781623958473
Length443 pages
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History / Ancient / Greece
Philosophy / History & Surveys / Ancient & Classical
Political Science / History & Theory
  
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