Plato's Republic

Written by Plato

Narrated by Ray Childs

The Republic poses questions that endure: What is justice? What form of community fosters the best possible life for human beings? What is the nature and destiny of the soul? What form of education provides the best leaders for a good republic? What are the various forms of poetry and the other arts, and which ones should be fostered and which ones should be discouraged? How does knowing differ from believing?





Several characters in the dialogue present a variety of tempting answers to those questions. Cephalus, Polemarchus, Thrasymachus, and Glaucon all offer definitions of justice. Socrates, Glaucon, and Adeimantus explore five different forms of republic and evaluate the merits of each from the standpoint of goodness.





Two contrasting models of education are proposed and examined. Three different forms of poetry are identified and analyzed. The difference between knowing and believing is discussed in relation to the objects of each kind of thinking.





© Agora Publications

• Language: English
• Publisher: AB Publishing
• Release date: Sep 6, 2016
• ISBN: 9781518934131

Plato

Plato (aprox. 424-327 BC), a student of Socrates and the teacher of Aristotle, is commonly regarded as the centermost figure of Western philosophy. During the Classical period of Ancient Greece he was based in Athens where he founded his Academy and created the Platonist school of thought. His works are among the most influential in Western history, commanding interest and challenging readers of every era and background since they were composed.

Reviews for Plato's Republic

[david edinaf · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

Great book. Took a while, but I'm glad I read it

[Caitlin Andima · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

Incredible Book . Every word is a quote from start to finish

[Steven Thompson · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

I don't wish to comment on a classic so venerable.

[fdlp · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

Fantastic, read along with Bloom and interesting where the translations departed Funny/interesting epilogue added.

[lucas Coffy · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

The quality of the direction is amazing. It makes it easier to follow

[Martin Guillen · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

This has to be one of my favorite books in existence.

[Fred Smith · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

A true classic… Although the back-and-forth narrative and theatrical approach was annoyed at times, and ended up working out quite well.

[Richard Sashigane · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

A very interesting discussion on justice and injustice. A bit difficult to keep up as a novice reader but was interesting nonetheless.

[Karlos Kun Martinez · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

Gran libro. Sin duda alguna uno de los grandes de todos los tiempos.

[Ben9716 · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

AmaZing performance gets 5 stars. Content itself tends to go on quite a bit tangentially which may reflect longer attention spans back in the days before modern technology. If there is a 4-hour version of this book, that would be better. But nonetheless I did get through it. How do I feel? What did I learn? Probably a lot of worthwhile info on the topic of how we can create a society.

[Mario Santangelo · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

sounds like a dramatization. not bad. I am not knowledgable enough to give an opinion on the content. but I can say that at some times I was amazed at how the author can hold some opinions that one would think are two millennia ahead of his time.

[Ravi Nagarkar · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

Failed to know why was it in 298parts? Great listening!

[bharanikumar07 · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

What a mighty piece of work 'The Republic' is! This was pending on my reading list from many years and here I finally read it through my ear. Socrates is on a brutal search for the actual definitions of justice, injustice, goodness, badness, wisdom, soul and it's immortality. And the discussions regarding these important things through logic and persuasion is soul soothing and awakening.

The voices rendered by all the characters, of Socrates, Gloucon, Adiamantes, and all others make us feel as if the real masters of the discussion were there, seated, and discussing, weighing, evaluating each and every idea with mathematical precision. It's true that this audio book is also an immitation of the discussion of the actual masters,hence it should actually be three times away from truth as per the words of Socrates, but the understanding of the content before uttering the words by each of characters makes the discussion so profusely real and very very near to truth. Dear team, you have my immense gratitude for making such a great audio book.

[Lask · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

Very good book i higly recomand it for all to read!