The Republic: The Influential Classic - Hardcover

Plato

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0857083139 ISBN 13: 9780857083135

Publisher: Capstone Ltd, 2012

Synopsis

The newest deluxe edition in the bestselling Capstone Classics Series

This ancient classic has had a make-over. In recent years these Capstone Classic deluxe editions have caught the book buying public's imagination. The volumes of international bestsellers such as Think and Grow Rich and The Art of War have quickly become the market leaders. Now Plato's best known work, one of the most intellectually and historically influential works of philosophy and political theory, has been brought to life in this luxury, hardback, keep-sake edition.

This edition includes:

• Plato's plans for a perfect society characterised by a blend of wisdom, courage, self-discipline and justice
• Lessons to learn about living according to eternal truths, instead of existing simply for survival and pleasure
• A new introduction by Tom Butler Bowdon, the classic personal development expert

About this title

Book Description:

The late James Adam's edition of The Republic of Plato was published in 1902 and remains the most detailed and valuable critical edition available. D. A. Rees has written an introduction of 15,000 words for this edition. In it, he surveys Adam's work on the textual problems, language and meaning of The Republic.

From the Back Cover:

PHILOSOPHY’S MOST INFLUENTIAL TEXT

Despite being over 16 centuries old, The Republic still has much to say about what it means to live a good life today. On the surface the book lays out Plato’s plan for a perfect society, but The Republic is also an extended metaphor for individual human potential. Plato’s ideal state or society is characterized by wisdom, courage, self-discipline and justice; qualities that also motivate and shape a well-balanced person – someone who is ‘just’ or good.

This keepsake edition includes an introduction by philosophy and personal development scholar Tom Butler-Bowdon, drawing out lessons for the contemporary reader, and showing the power of The Republic as a guide for success today.

About this edition

• Publisher: Capstone Ltd
• Publication date: 2012
• ISBN 10: 0857083139
• ISBN 13: 9780857083135
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 389