The Cambridge Companion to Plato's Republic

Author: G.R.F. Ferrari Series: Cambridge Companions to Philosophy

This book provides a fresh and comprehensive account of the most frequently read work of Greek philosophy.

This Companion provides a comprehensive account of this outstanding work, which remains among the most frequently read works of Greek philosophy and Classical antiquity. Through the sixteen essays, a multidisciplinary team of authors use a variety of interpretive approaches to aid the understanding of a wide-ranging audience.

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This book provides a fresh and comprehensive account of the most frequently read work of Greek philosophy.

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This Companion provides a comprehensive account of this outstanding work, which remains among the most frequently read works of Greek philosophy, indeed of Classical antiquity in general. The sixteen essays, by authors who represent various academic disciplines, bring a spectrum of interpretive approaches to bear in order to aid the understanding of a wide-ranging audience, from first-time readers of the Republic who require guidance, to more experienced readers who wish to explore contemporary currents in the work's interpretation. The three initial chapters address aspects of the work as a whole. They are followed by essays that match closely the sequence in which topics are presented in the ten books of the Republic. Since the Republic returns frequently to the same topics by different routes, so do the authors of this volume, who provide the readers with divergent yet complementary perspectives by which to appreciate the Republic's principal concerns.

Critic Reviews

“"This book is a bargain, and any serious scholar working on the Republic ought to own it." Ancient Philosophy, Nicholas D. Smith”

'Eminently suited to guide students, whether graduates or advanced undergraduates, through this intimidating text while at the same time introducing them to significant contemporary disputes in its interpretation. The Companions chapters ... are to be congratulated for resisting the tendency to mystification.' Edward Butler, Metapsychology