Introduction to Plato's The Republic
"Introduction" in Thom Brooks (ed.), Plato's The Republic. New Delhi: South Asia Press, 2019.
6 Pages Posted: 12 Apr 2019
Date Written: March 24, 2019
Abstract
Plato’s The Republic is the greatest work by one of the greatest philosophers. This short essay is a general introduction to the overall structure presenting the key ideas and themes. The essay is published in a new edition of The Republic (2019).
Keywords: Plato, Republic, justice, the cave, Socrates, city-state, political, power
JEL Classification: K00, K39
Suggested Citation: Suggested Citation
Brooks, Thom, Introduction to Plato's The Republic (March 24, 2019). "Introduction" in Thom Brooks (ed.), Plato's The Republic. New Delhi: South Asia Press, 2019., Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3359332 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.3359332
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