Republic

Author(s)

• Plato B.C.
• Emlyn-Jones, C. J.
• Preddy, William

Bibliographic Information

Republic

Plato ; edited and translated by Chris Emlyn-Jones and William Preddy

（The Loeb classical library, 237, 276 . Plato ; 5-6）

Harvard University Press, 2013

• Books 1-5
• Books 6-10

Note

Translated from the Ancient Greek

Includes indexes

Greek text and parallel English translation on opposite pages

Description and Table of Contents

Description

Plato of Athens, who laid the foundations of the Western philosophical tradition and in range and depth ranks among its greatest practitioners, was born to a prosperous and politically active family ca. 427 BCE. In early life an admirer of Socrates, Plato later founded the first institution of higher learning in the West, the Academy, among whose many notable alumni was Aristotle. Traditionally ascribed to Plato are thirty-six dialogues developing Socrates' dialectic method and composed with great stylistic virtuosity, together with thirteen letters. Republic, a masterpiece of philosophical and political thought, concerns righteousness both in individuals and in communities, and proposes an ideal state organized and governed on philosophical principles. This edition, which replaces the original Loeb edition by Paul Shorey, offers text, translation, and annotation that are fully current with modern scholarship. The Loeb Classical Library edition of Plato is in twelve volumes.

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Details

• NCID: BB11475372
• ISBN:
  • 9780674996502
  • 9780674996519
• LCCN: 2012937520
• Country Code: us
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: enggrc
• Original Language Code: grc
• Place of Publication: Cambridge, Mass.
• Pages/Volumes: v.
• Size: 17 cm
• Classification:
  • DC23 : 321.07
  • LCC : JC71.P35
• Subject Headings:
  • LCSH : Political science -- Early works to 1800
  • LCSH : Utopias -- Early works to 1800
• Parent Bibliography ID:
  • BA00254115