In this section-by-section commentary, Benardete argues that Plato's Republic is a holistic analysis of the beautiful, the good, and the just. This book provides a fresh interpretation of the Republic and a new understanding of philosophy as practiced by Plato and Socrates.
"Cryptic allusions, startling paradoxes, new questions . . . all work to give brilliant new insights into the Platonic text."—Arlene W. Saxonhouse, Political Theory
Socrates' Second Sailing: On Plato's Republic
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Author(s)Seth Benardete
PublisherUniversity Of Chicago Press
ISBN / ASIN0226042448
ISBN-139780226042442
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Sales Rank1,265,162
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