| #127621 in Books | 1992-11-15 | Original language:Greek | PDF # 1 | 8.75 x5.75 x1.00l,1.10 | File type: PDF | 392 pages||2 of 2 people found the following review helpful.| "The safest characterisation of Western philosophy is that of a series of footnotes to Plato" - Alfred North Whitehead|By J. Chambers|Plato's Republic (c. 380 BC) is one of those books that most literate people have heard of, but few people other than philosophy majors have actually read more than a few paragraphs. So I approached the book with curiosity to see why it's so well||
|C.D.C. Reeve has taken the excellent Grube translation and, without sacrificing accuracy, rendered it into a vivid and contemporary style. It is intensity that is often lost in translation, but not here. This is not just a matter of style. The Republi
The revised edition of Grube's classic translation follows and furthers Grube's noted success in combining fidelity to Plato’s text with natural readability, while reflecting the fruits of new scholarship and insights into Plato's thought since publication of the first edition in 1974. A new introduction, index, and bibliography by Professor Reeve are included in this new rendering.
You can specify the type of files you want, for your device.Republic (Hackett Classics) | Plato.Not only was the story interesting, engaging and relatable, it also teaches lessons.
