Plato is perhaps the most significant philosopher who has ever lived and The Republic, composed in Athens in about 375BC, is widely regarded as his most famous dialogue. Its discussion of the perfect city – and the perfect mind – laid the foundations for Western culture and, for over two thousand years, has been the cornerstone of Western philosophy.
In this book, Simon Blackburn explains the judicial, moral and political ideas in the Republic and examines its influence on the modern world. He shows why, from St Augustine to twentieth-century philosophers such as Whitehead and Bergson, Western thought is still conditioned by this most important of books.
In this book, Simon Blackburn explains the judicial, moral and political ideas in the Republic and examines its influence on the modern world. He shows why, from St Augustine to twentieth-century philosophers such as Whitehead and Bergson, Western thought is still conditioned by this most important of books.
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About the author
Simon Blackburn is Professor of Philosophy at the University of Cambridge. He is the author of Think, Truth, the Oxford Dictionary of Philosophy and Plato's Republic: A Biography (Atlantic 2006)
Language English ● Format EPUB ● Pages 188 ● ISBN 9780857898548 ● File size 0.4 MB ● Publisher Atlantic Books ● City London ● Country GB ● Published 2012 ● Downloadable 24 months ● Currency EUR ● ID 5211336 ● Copy protection Social DRM
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