Plato's Republic : : An Introduction / / Sean Sayers.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Edinburgh University Press Archive eBook-Package Pre-2000
• VerfasserIn: Sayers, Sean,
• Place / Publishing House: Edinburgh : : Edinburgh University Press, , [2022]; ©1999
• Year of Publication: 2022
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (192 p.)

This book provides a clear, lively and highly readable introduction to the main themes of Plato's Republic. It covers Plato's social and political thought, his moral philosophy, his epistemology and metaphysics, and his philosophy of art and literature. Plato's theories in all these areas are presented in concise and straightforward terms. They are located in the context of the views of subsequent philosophers and critically assessed in the light of current debates. The contemporary significance of Plato's ideas is emphasized throughout.Lucid and thought-provoking, this book succeeds in making a broad range of fundamental philosophical ideas widely accessible. It provides an ideal introduction to the Republic for students in courses in philosophy, political and social thought, classical studies, religious studies, literary theory, etc., as well as for the general reader.A clear, concise and highly readable introduction to Plato's Republic which covers all its main themes.Lively and thought-provoking. Assesses Plato's ideas in the context of the history of philosophy and current debates.Lucidly written. The ideal guide for students at all levels and for the general reader.Full advice about further reading and extensive bibliography included.

Table of Contents

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- 1 Plato and the Republic -- 2 The Challenge to Socrates (1.327a- 11.367e) -- 3 Basic Principles of Social Life and Human Nature (11.367e-11.376c) -- 4 Education and the Life of the Guardians (11.37 6c-IV.427 e) -- 5 Communism and the Individual (111.415d-IV.427 c) -- 6 Justice m Society (IV.427d-434d) -- 7 Justice in the Individual (IV.434d-V.449a) -- 8 Women and the Family (V.449a-V.471 c) -- 9 Philosophy and Society (V.471 c-VI.502c) -- 10 The Theory of Forms -- 11 The Line, the Cave and Higher Education {VI.509d-VII.541 b) -- 12 The Reply to the Sophists (VIII.543a-IX.592b) -- 13 The Quarrel between Philosophy and Poetry (X.S9Sa-608b) -- 14 The Rewards of Justice (X.608c-621 d) -- Bibliography -- Index