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Description
Plato's "Republic" is widely acknowledged as the cornerstone of Western philosophy. Presented in the form of a dialogue between Socrates and three different interlocutors, it is an enquiry into the notion of a perfect community and the ideal individual within it. During the conversation other... read more
First Sentence
SOCRATES' NARRATION BEGINS: I went down to the Piraeus yesterday with Glaucon, the son of Ariston, to say a prayer to the goddess, and also because I wanted to see how they would manage the festival, since they were holding it for the first time.
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Authors & Contributors
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- Plato (Author)
Other Contributors:
- Robin Waterfield
- Benjamin Jowett
- C. D. C. Reeve
- D. J. Allan
- G. M. A. Grube
- Henry Desmond Pritchard Lee
- Tom Griffith
- G. R. F. Ferrari
- A. D. Lindsay
- William C. Scott
- Simon Blackburn (Author)
- Leo Rauch
- Richard W. Sterling
- David James Vaughan
- Benjamin Jowett
- Robin Waterfield (Translator)
- Charles M. Bakewell (Introduction)
- I. A. Richards
- H. SPENS
- E. V. Rieu (Editor)
- T. M. Knox
- Ernest Rhys (Editor)
- R. C. Cross
- Charles M. Bakewell (Editor)
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