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Jan 10, 2018RoyalJellyIII rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
Plato's Republic is the classic of classics. Alfred North Whitehead wrote that the easiest characterization of the history of Western philosophy is that it consists in a series of footnotes to Plato. And that is completely true. Unless the student has mastered the arguments in the Republic they are not truly doing philosophy. The Republic may be the most important book ever written, second only to the Bible. Being in conversation with this timeless classic is a journey that sustains the soul through the intellectual wastelands and deserts of modern life. The central topic of the Republic is justice. One of the Socratic dialogues, the old philosopher divides the concept of justice into the justice of the individual and the justice of the society (in ancient Greek terms, the polis, or the city). Justice in the individual consists in the different components of the personality working together in harmonious unity, while justice in society consists in all classes and stratas fulfilling their functions and roles harmoniously and excellently. Don't wait any longer. Read this now.