The RepublicFamous philosophical treatise of the 4th century BC concerns itself chiefly with the idea of justice, as well as such Platonic theories as that of ideas, the criticism of poetry, and the philosopher's role. Source of the famous cave myth and prototype for other imaginary commonwealths, including those of Cicero, St. Augustine, and More. Benjamin Jowett translation. |
Contents
Section 1 | 1 |
Section 2 | 30 |
Section 3 | 52 |
Section 4 | 54 |
Section 5 | 56 |
Section 6 | 57 |
Section 7 | 62 |
Section 8 | 89 |
Section 10 | 149 |
Section 11 | 177 |
Section 12 | 203 |
Section 13 | 230 |
Section 14 | 252 |
Section 15 | 279 |
Section 16 | 280 |
Section 9 | 116 |
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