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There are 16 essays on The Republic (Plato).

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Student Essays on The Republic (Plato)
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Essay Grade: 83%
Agamemnon Close Readings
2,097 words, approx. 7 pages
Close readings of 10 quotes from the first section (titled Agamemnon) of the play The Oresteia.
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Essay Grade: 92%
Analysis of "Republic"
1,862 words, approx. 6 pages
Essay presents an analysis of Plato's "Republic."
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Essay Grade: 92%
Agamemnon as a Tyrant as Described by Plato's "The Republic"
1,709 words, approx. 6 pages
Essay describes the character Agamemnon as a tyrant in the play "The Republic" by Plato.
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Essay Grade: 95%
What is an Ideal Society?
1,307 words, approx. 4 pages
Compare and contrast the societies mentioned in "Plato's Republic", Sir Thomas More's "Utopia", and "Dinotopia."
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Essay Grade: 81%
Relating Socrates to Platos the Republic
1,208 words, approx. 4 pages
The concepts brought about in Plato's Republic seem to relate directly to events and people that lived before the completion of this book. Moreover, those events and people exemplify the various aspects of education, justice, and democracy that Plato articulates through his character Socrates. A question that plagues many historians today is that if Plato had written the Republic before these events occurred, would they have taken the same course?
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Essay Grade: 86%
Poetry and Music for Plato
1,136 words, approx. 4 pages
When he wrote "The Republic", Plato recognized the need for the rulers or `guardians' of his kallipolis to be good and righteous. He also realized that "imitations practiced from youth become part of nature".
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Essay Grade: 92%
The Definition of Justice
1,135 words, approx. 4 pages
The essay examines the definitions of justice offered in Plato's "The Republic."
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Essay Grade: 88%
The Apology and the Republic
931 words, approx. 3 pages
Compares and contrasts The Apology and the Republic, two of the ancient Greek philosopher Plato's most famous works. Describes how Plato opened the eyes of many up and coming philosophers and shaped governments around the world with his teachings.
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Essay Grade: 86%
Critical Response to Plato's 'Republic'
880 words, approx. 3 pages
This is a critical response on the effects of Plato's 'Republic' on Renaissance thinking. Argues that Plato's Republic was a necessary catalyst for the advancement of human knowledge through the idea of using inductive reasoning.
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Essay Grade: 84%
Analysis of Thrasymachus' Argument in The Republic
865 words, approx. 3 pages
An analysis of one of Thrasymachus' arguments regarding justice in Plato's Republic.
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Essay Grade: 92%
Plato's Concept of Democracy and Justice
808 words, approx. 3 pages
Explores book one of Plato's Republic. Describes his concept of democracy and justice. Details how many of Plato's concepts are represented in the contemporary Western world.
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Essay Grade: 78%
Aristocracy in Plato's The Republic and to Build a Democratic State
723 words, approx. 2 pages
In The Republic, by Plato, Plato constructed an ideal city where philosophers would rule. Governed by an aristocratic form of government, it took away some of the most basic rights a normal citizen should deserve. Freedom of choice, worship, and assembly were distressed.
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Essay Grade: 90%
Justice in Plato's "The Republic"
713 words, approx. 2 pages
Essay analyzes the theme of Justice in Plato's book "The Republic."
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Essay Grade: 92%
Plato's Republic
624 words, approx. 2 pages
Wisdom plays an important role throughout Plato's Republic. Plato believed that education is wisdom; through literary mechanisms such as the Allegory of the Cave, he discusses the importance of education in achieving enlightenment. Believing that only the philosopher-kings should be educated, for reasons unstated, Plato argued that education enables the philosopher-kings to guide the masses and make good decisions on behalf of the Republic.
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Essay Grade: 88%
Analysis of Plato's Republic
621 words, approx. 2 pages
Provides an in-depth analysis of Plato's Republic. Emphasis is placed on the importance of passage 518d in The Allegory of the Cave.
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Essay Grade: 94%
Cephalus' Departure in Plato's Republic
618 words, approx. 2 pages
This is an essay why Cephalus departs the scene early in Plato's Republic.  Focuses on his concern for the afterlife.

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