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Republic
Plato
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Description for Republic
Paperback. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 560 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; DB; HPCA; JPHC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 26. Weight in Grams: 382.
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 Waterfield is complemented by full explanatory notes and an up-to-date critical introduction. ABOUT THE SERIES: For over 100 years Oxford World's ... Read more
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 Waterfield is complemented by full explanatory notes and an up-to-date critical introduction. ABOUT THE SERIES: For over 100 years Oxford World's ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Series
Oxford World's Classics
Condition
New
Number of Pages
560
Place of Publication
Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780199535767
SKU
V9780199535767
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About 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 (WC, Jan, 1994).
Reviews for Republic
certainly the best translation of the Republic available
Julia Annas
A fine new translation
The Observer
Julia Annas
A fine new translation
The Observer