The Republic / Plato ; translated by Desmond Lee
1977, Reprint Penguin Edition. Harmondsworth: Penguin. Very good paperback copy; edges somewhat dust-dulled and nicked. Remains quite well-preserved overall. Item #331002
ISBN: 0140440488
Physical description: 467 pages: 2 illustrations; 19 cm. Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 465-467). Translated from the Ancient Greek. Contents: Preface -- Translator's introduction -- Preliminaries -- Education : the first stage -- Guardians and auxiliaries -- Justice in state and individual -- The philosopher ruler -- Education of the philosopher -- Imperfect societies -- Theory of art -- The immortality of the soul and the rewards of goodness -- Appendix I : The philosophical passages in the Republic -- Appendix II : The spindle of necessity. Subjects: Political science; Early works to 1800. Utopias; Early works to 1800. Justice; Early works to 1800. Justice. Political science. Utopias. Political science. Penguin classics.
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