Social Philosophy, General & Miscellaneous Political Theory, Political Philosophy, Utopias
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Overview
Book One presents a discussion of the nature of justice, but it ends without a satisfactory definition. In Book Two, Socrates and Plato's brothers try to imagine ways of creating the best human life, continuing the exploration of justice and injustice in the individual and in the community.Synopsis
An unabridged oral dramatization of Plato's dialogues in modern English. Professional actors play the characters of Socrates, Cephalus, Glaucon, Thrasymachus, Adeimantus, Cleitophon, and Polemarchus. Regarded as Plato's most comprehensive dialogue, The Republic treats ethics, politics, epistemology, metaphysics, and the arts. The conversation begins with attempts to define the nature of justice, centering on Thrasymachus' explanation of justice as power. Then Plato's brothers, Glaucon and Adeimantus, propose a social contract theory of values, challenging Socrates to defend justice as intrinsically good. The investigation continues in an effort to imagine a society in which true justice can be manifested. Paperback text: 1-887250-07-7.Book Details
Published
August 1, 1997
Publisher
Agora Pubns
Pages
102
Format
Audiobook
ISBN
9781887250078