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PLATO THE REPUBLIC

Plato's The Republic is widely acknowledged as the cornerstone of Western philosophy.  
Presented in the form of a dialogue between Socrates and three different interlocutors  it is
an inquiry into the notion of a perfect community and the ideal individual within it. During
the conversation other questions are raised: what is goodness  what is reality  what is
knowledge? The Republic also addresses the purpose of education and the role of both women and
men as "guardians" of the people. With remarkable lucidity and deft use of allegory  Plato
arrives at a depiction of a state bound by harmony and ruled by "philosopher kings."  For more
than seventy years  Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the
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