The Republic - Plato - 書籍 - Akasha Classics - 9781605125398 - 2009年11月12日
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The Republic

The Republic is arguably the greatest of Plato's dialogues. Although its subject is the ideal state, it encompasses education, psychology, ethics and politics. In the Republic's central passage, Plato uses myth to explore the nature of reality, conveying a vision of the human predicament and the role of philosophy in setting us free. He imagines a cave whose inhabitants are chained from birth watching a shadow-play that they take for reality. The role of philosophy, and more specifically what Plato calls dialectic, is to turn us away from the shadow play and orient ourselves towards the real. This is the essence of the pursuit of wisdom without which an ideal state is impossible. Few modern readers will agree with everything that Plato says, yet his rigorous argument and poetic vision still have the power to stimulate and challenge. This enduring power has made The Republic one of the foundation stones of western culture.

メディア 書籍     Paperback Book   (ソフトカバーで背表紙を接着した本)
リリース済み 2009年11月12日
ISBN13 9781605125398
出版社 Akasha Classics
ページ数 484
寸法 216 × 140 × 27 mm   ·   607 g
言語 英語  

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