Plato’s
Republic, one of the most influential philosophical works in Western
thought, pursues a single great question—what is justice?—through an ascending
inquiry into the soul, the ideal city, and the virtues that a just order
demands of rulers and citizens alike.
The
work’s reach extends across philosophy, political theory, ethics, and
education; alongside the Bible, it has been called one of the most influential
books ever written. At its center stands an enduring claim about the bond
between personal virtue and the common good.
That bond is embodied in the
figure of the philosopher-king. Having ascended from the cave and seen the
truth, he does not remain in the light of contemplation where his own good
lies. He descends again—back into the darkness, at real cost and real risk—to
free those still in chains. His rule is an act of sacrifice rather than
self-interest. Socrates lived that ideal to its end: refusing to compromise the
truth, he accepted the sentence handed down for standing by his principles,
though it cost him his life.
This
critical, annotated edition of Plato’s Republic includes:
• an introduction to the work and its historical setting;
• a summary and commentary on each of the Republic's ten
books;
• Dr. Teller's classic essay, “Socrates as Proto-Christ:
Socrates' Cave and Christ's Descent into Hades,” which reads Socrates’s ethical
teaching, trial, and allegory of the cave as a foreshadowing of Christ;
• commentary throughout that builds a bridge between
Socrates and Jesus, two of the most consequential figures in human history; and
• a conclusion assessing The Republic's impact and
enduring significance.
Availability
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About Sofia Classics Library™
Sofia Classics Library™, an imprint of TellerBooks™, publishes
critical editions of the foundational works of the Western philosophical and
political tradition. The series begins with the ancient Greeks, Plato and
Aristotle; advances through the great books of the Enlightenment and its
critics, including Locke, Rousseau, Kant, and Burke; and concludes with Mill,
Bastiat, and the other nineteenth-century thinkers who ushered in the modern
era. Together, these works shaped contemporary Western civilization.
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