Republic
$25.22
- Paperback
560 pages
- Release Date
30 June 2008
Summary
Republic is the central work of the Western world’s most famous philosopher. Essentially an inquiry into morality, Republic also contains crucial arguments and insights into many other areas of philosophy. It is also a literary masterpiece: the philosophy is presented for the most part for the ordinary reader, who is carried along by the wit and intensity of the dialogue and by Plato’s unforgettable images of the human condition.
This new, lucid translation by Robin …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780199535767 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0199535760 |
| Author: | Plato, Robin Waterfield |
| Publisher: | Oxford University Press |
| Imprint: | Oxford University Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 560 |
| Release Date: | 30 June 2008 |
| Weight: | 389g |
| Dimensions: | 196mm x 129mm x 26mm |
| Series: | Oxford World's Classics |
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Critics Review
certainly the best translation of the Republic available
‘a fine new translation’ The Observer |d 30/09/1993
About The Author
Plato
Robin Waterfield is a distinguished translator and author. Previously a consultant editor for Collins-Harvill, his translations of Plato include Philebus (1982), Theatetus (1987), Early Socratic Dialogues (1987), and Symposium (1994).
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