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All ten books in a readable format. Strange and unexpected to read this in plato. Recommended to those with an interest in philosophy.
Cons
This is absolutely not "plato’s republic’ and i am honestly taken aback that this is sold for human consumption. The kindle edition takes care of this fallacy and makes plato just as hard to read as it can be to understand. Remember i'm stating my dis... Read More
Do not buy. Smeared photocopy. They should be laid off with no severance pay. I should be refunded.
No classical notation-no index-no table of contents-no footnotes. No sensitivity words that have been purposefully left in the traditional greek to emphasize the original ideas, no mention of telos, simpliciter, etc.
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For the lay person this book has good things it will teach you and things you will disagree with
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I would recommend once again plato’s republic to our contemporary men and women who are today struggling with the meaning of right and wrong
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Of course since plato was in reality a devout student of socrates he has socrates engaged in conversation with others if you have ever heard of the “socratic method“ you will find it on brilliant display here in all of it’s often frustrating obtuseness
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And the first half of this edition is actually a commentary by a scholar about the meaning of “the republic
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I only read book 10 containing a dialogue about art creation and imitation and the story of er an ancient near death experience account of a soldier found near death
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Here you will find the actual translation into english
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All ten books in a readable format
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I was brought back to the time this was written
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