Plato's Republic: Penguin Classics Review

I expected this book to receive unmatched acclaim. I like some of Plato's other works - the Philebus, the Apologia etc. I just didn't like it very much. There are definitely some great moments in the book and it's pretty well written, but it got a bit boring at the start of Book 9 and most importantly, I just couldn't take Plato's philosophical babble anymore. In this book he is in another world (La La Land). I agree with Aristotle that this is a joke as Plato felt it should be taken seriously…

Written over 2,300 years ago, this cornerstone of political philosophy retains an amazing level of relevance and relevance to the modern world. The prose takes the form of a friendly dispute (with occasional humorous shifts to antagonism as Thrasymachus takes offense several times) between four or five men, ostensibly to establish the nature of justice. Well, in addition to discussing justice, Plato goes on to describe his ideal state, as well as a fairly comprehensive analysis of the various…

Plato's 'State' is a very thoughtful and exploratory work on the perfect state, the role of justice in it and how it can be realised. Plato examines how the state should function in relation to justice and discusses what justice is, how it governs human action, and why it is so important. In his opinion, there are three classes in society: workers, warriors and rulers, who must coexist and work together. They are governed by appetite, mind (honor), or thought. For example, someone who is guided