Republic

Amodelfortheidealstateincludesdiscussionofthenatureandapplicationofjustice，theroleofthephilosopherinsociety，thegoalsofeducation，andtheeffectsofartuponcharacter.，ThecentralworkofoneoftheWest'sgreatestphilosophers，TheRepublicofPlatoisamasterpieceofinsightandfeeling，thefinestoftheSocraticdialogues，andoneofthegreatbooksofWesternculture.Thisnewtranslationcapturesthedramaticrealism，poeticbeauty，intellectualvitality，andemotionalpowerofPlatoattheheightofhispowers.Deftlyweavingthreemainstrandsofargumentintoanartisticwhole--theethicalandpolitical，theaestheticandmystical，andthemetaphysical--PlatoexploresinTheRepublictheelementsoftheidealcommunity，wheremoralitycanbeachievedinabalanceofwisdom，courage，andrestraint.AbouttheSeries：Forover100yearsOxfordWorld'sClassicshasmadeavailablethebroadestspectrumofliteraturefromaroundtheglobe.EachaffordablevolumereflectsOxford'scommitmenttoscholarship，providingthemostaccuratetextplusawealthofothervaluablefeatures，includingexpertintroductionsbyleadingauthorities，voluminousnotestoclarifythetext，up-to-datebibliographiesforfurtherstudy，andmuchmore.