description: Presented in the form of a dialogue between Socrates and three different interlocutors, this classic text is an enquiry into the notion of a perfect community and the ideal individual within it. During the conversation, other questions are what is goodness?; what is reality?; and what is knowledge? The Republic also addresses the purpose of education and the role of both women and men as guardians of the people. With remarkable lucidity and deft use of allegory, Plato arrives at a depiction of a state bound by harmony and ruled by philosopher kings.
language: English
title: The Republic of Plato
titlecomplete: The Republic of Plato
characters: Polemarchus, Socrates (philosopher), Cleitophon, Adeimantus
genres: Politics, Political Science, Philosophy, Nonfiction, School, Ancient, Literature, Classics, College, History
ratings_count: 198501
series: Plato's Dialogues, Диалози
publisher: Cram Cassettes Study Guides