“The heaviest penalty for declining to rule is to be ruled by someone inferior to yourself.”
Essentially, an inquiry into morality, The Republic is the central work of the Western world's most famous philosopher - Plato. Containing crucial arguments and insights into many other areas of philosophy, it is also a literary masterpiece: the philosophy is presented for the most part for ordinary readers, who are carried along by the wit and intensity of the dialogue and by Plato's unforgettable images of the human condition.
Long regarded as the most accurate rendering of Plato's Republic that has yet been published, this widely acclaimed work is the most respected literal translation of a timeless classic complemented by full explanatory notes and an up-to-date critical introduction.
“Come then, let us pass a leisure hour in storytelling, and our story shall be the education of our heroes.”
