The Republic
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, Plato
Translator:
Jowett, Benjamin
Published:
Duke Classics
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The Republic is Plato's most famous work and one of the seminal texts of Western philosophy and politics. The characters in this Socratic dialogue - including Socrates himself - discuss whether the just or unjust man is happier. They are the philosopher-kings of imagined cities and they also discuss the nature of philosophy and the soul among other things.

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Language:
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ISBN:
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Lexile measure:
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Plato. The Republic. Duke Classics.

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