Guide to the classics: Plato’s Republic
- Written by Matthew Sharpe, Associate Professor in Philosophy, Deakin University
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Western philosophy is a series of footnotes to Plato, the old saying goes. And The Republic (c. 375 BCE), featuring Plato’s teacher Socrates in dialogue with several friends, is unquestionably central to Plato’s thought.
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