The Blackwell Guide to Plato’s Republic consists of thirteen new essays written by both established scholars and younger researchers with the specific aim of helping readers to understand Plato’s masterwork.
- This guide to Plato’s Republic is designed to help readers understand this foundational work of the Western canon.
- Sheds new light on many central features and themes of the Republic.
- Covers the literary and philosophical style of the Republic; Plato’s theories of justice and knowledge; his educational theories; and his treatment of the divine.
- Will be of interest to readers who are new to the Republic, and those who already have some familiarity with the book.
Notes on Contributors vii
Editor's Introduction 1
1 The Literary and Philosophical Style of the Republic 7
Christopher Rowe
2 Allegory and Myth in Plato's Republic 25
Jonathan Lear
3 Socrates' Refutation of Thrasymachus 44
Rachel Barney
4 Plato's Challenge: the Case against Justice in Republic II 63
Christopher Shields
5 The Gods and Piety of Plato's Republic 84
Mark L. McPherran
6 Plato on Learning to Love Beauty 104
Gabriel Richardson Lear
7 Methods of Reasoning about Justice in Plato's Republic 125
Gerasimos Santas
8 The Analysis of the Soul in Plato's Republic 146
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