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In the following essay, first published in 1926 and revised in 1937, Taylor provides a detailed analysis of the ideas, language, and philosophy of Plato's Republic.
The Republic is at once too ...
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In the following essay, Morrison reflects on the relationship between the happiness of individuals and the happiness of the city as it is outlined in the Republic.
Is the polis, as conceived by Plato ...
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In the following essay, McNeill compares three variations on the idea of eros as presented in Plato's Republic, Phaedrus and Symposium.
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In book 9 of the Republic, Socrates tells Adeimantus th...
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In the following introduction to the medieval Arabic philosopher Averroes's commentary on Plato's Republic, Lerner discusses Averroes's approach to the text, noting that despite t...
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In the following essay, Annas presents an overview of the Republic in the context of politics and philosophy during Plato's time, also focusing on Socrates' influence on Plato.
The Repub...
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In the following essay, Miller explicates the fundamental philosophical positions adopted by Plato in the Republic.
If we do not understand [the Good], then even the greatest possible knowledge of oth...
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In the following essay, Calvert summarizes the critical debate over whether Plato's ideal republic would include slaves or not, concluding that although the standard critical view supports the ...
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Characterizing the Republic as a “foundational text in Western thought,” O'Rourke contends that the emphasis accorded to logic over myth in this work imbues it with an inherent st...
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In the following essay, Skillen presents an account of Plato's views on fiction as they are laid out in the Republic.
Then it will be our first business to supervise the production of stories, ...
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In the following essay, Aune investigates charges of structural disunity between the two books of the Republic, maintaining that a close examination of the two parts reveals a style and method of inqu...
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In the following essay, Cooke comments on Plato's view of the role of philosophy in everyday life, stating that for Plato, philosophy is not an abstract concept, but one that draws from all asp...
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Critical Essay by A. E. Taylor
