Republic / Plato ; translated by John Llewelyn Davies and David James Vaughan with an introduction by Stephen Watt
By: Plato [author]
Contributor(s): Davies, John Llewelyn [illustrator] | Vaughan, David James [illustrator] | Watt, Stephen
Language: English Publisher: Hertfordshire : Wordsworth Editions Limited, ©1997Description: xxii, 373 pages ; 20 cmContent type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9781853264832Subject(s): Political science | Political science -- Philosophy | Political science -- Early works to 1800 | Utopias -- Early works to 1800DDC classification: 321.07 Summary: Translated by John Llewelyn Davies and David James Vaughan. With an Introduction by Stephen Watt. The ideas of Plato (c429-347BC) have influenced Western philosophers for over two thousand years. Such is his importance that the twentieth-century philosopher A.N. Whitehead described all subsequent developments within the subject as foot-notes to Plato's work. Beyond philosophy, he has exerted a major influence on the development of Western literature, politics and theology. The Republic deals with the great range of Plato's thought, but is particularly concerned with what makes a well-balanced society and individual. It combines argument and myth to advocate a life organized by reason rather than dominated by desires and appetites. Regarded by some as the foundation document of totalitarianism, by others as a call to develop the full potential of humanity, the Republic remains a challenging and intensely exciting work| Item type | Current location | Home library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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Translated by John Llewelyn Davies and David James Vaughan. With an Introduction by Stephen Watt. The ideas of Plato (c429-347BC) have influenced Western philosophers for over two thousand years. Such is his importance that the twentieth-century philosopher A.N. Whitehead described all subsequent developments within the subject as foot-notes to Plato's work. Beyond philosophy, he has exerted a major influence on the development of Western literature, politics and theology. The Republic deals with the great range of Plato's thought, but is particularly concerned with what makes a well-balanced society and individual. It combines argument and myth to advocate a life organized by reason rather than dominated by desires and appetites. Regarded by some as the foundation document of totalitarianism, by others as a call to develop the full potential of humanity, the Republic remains a challenging and intensely exciting work
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