Plato's Republic: Books That Changed the World
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| Management number | 237300941 | Release Date | 2026/07/10 | List Price | US$90.00 | Model Number | 237300941 | ||
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Plato is perhaps the most significant philosopher who has ever lived, and The Republic, composed in Athens in about 375 BC, is widely regarded as his most famous dialogue. Its discussion of the perfect city and the perfect mind laid the foundations for Western culture and, for over 2,000 years, has been the cornerstone of Western philosophy. As Simon Blackburn writes, "It has probably sustained more commentary, and been subject to more radical and impassioned disagreement, than almost any other of the great founding texts of the modern world." In Plato's Republic, Simon Blackburn explains the judicial, moral, and political ideas in The Republic. Blackburn also examines The Republic's remarkable influence and unquestioned staying power, and shows why, from Saint Augustine to 20th-century philosophers, such as Ludwig Wittgenstein and Henri Bergson, Western thought is still conditioned by this most important of books. Read more
| ASIN | B000TD16CE |
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| Author | Simon Blackburn |
| Version | Unabridged |
| Language | English |
| Narrator | Simon Vance |
| Publisher | Tantor Media |
| Program Type | Audiobook |
| Part of series | Books That Changed the World |
| Listening Length | 4 hours and 13 minutes |
| Whispersync for Voice | Ready |
| Audiblecom Release Date | July 24, 2007 |
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