THE REPUBLIC BY PLATO + STUDY GUIDE

The Republic (Greek: Πολιτεία, Politeia; Latin: Res Publica) is a Socratic dialogue, written by Plato around 380 BC, concerning justice (δικαιοσύνη), the order and character of the just city-state, and the just man. It is Plato's best-known work, and has proven to be one of the world's most influential works of philosophy and political theory, both intellectually and historically.

In The Republic dialogue, Socrates discusses with various Athenians and foreigners about the meaning of justice and whether the just man is happier than the unjust man. They consider the natures of existing regimes and then propose a series of different, hypothetical cities in comparison, culminating in Kallipolis (Καλλίπολις), a city-state ruled by a philosopher king. They also discuss the theory of forms, the immortality of the soul, and the role of the philosopher and of poetry in society.[6] The dialog's setting seems to be during the Peloponnesian War.

This The Republic app includes:
● Introduction and Analysis - massive read divided into 9 parts
● Persons of the Dialogue

● Book I. - While visiting the Piraeus with Glaucon, Polemarchus asks Socrates to join him for a celebration. Socrates then asks Cephalus, Polemarchus, and Thrasymachus their definitions of justice.

● Book II. - Socrates believes he has answered Thrasymachus and is done with the discussion of justice.

● Book III. - Socrates and his companions Adeimantus and Glaucon conclude their discussion concerning education.

● Book IV. - Socrates and his companions conclude their discussion concerning the lifestyle of the guardians, thus concluding their initial assessment of the city as a whole.

● Book V. - Socrates, having to his satisfaction defined the just constitution of both city and psyche, moves to elaborate upon the four unjust constitutions of these.

● Book VI. - Socrates' argument is that in the ideal city, a true philosopher with understanding of forms will facilitate the harmonious co-operation of all the citizens of the city.

● Book VII. - Socrates elaborates upon the immediately preceding Analogies of the Sun and of the Divided Line in the Allegory of the Cave, in which he insists that the psyche must be freed from bondage to the visible/sensible world by making the painful journey into the intelligible world.

● Book VIII. - Socrates discusses four unjust constitutions: timocracy, oligarchy, democracy, and tyranny.

● Book IX. - Having discussed the tyrannical constitution of a city, Socrates wishes to discuss the tyrannical constitution of a psyche.

● Book X. - Concluding a theme brought up most explicitly in the Analogies of the Sun and Divided Line in Book VI, Socrates finally rejects any form of imitative art and concludes that such artists have no place in the just city.

● Study Guide
-The Republic Overview
-The Republic Context
-Summary and Analysis of Books I to X
-Important Terms
-Philosophical Themes, Arguments & Ideas
-Important Quotations Explained
-Full Book Quiz
-Study Questions
-Suggestions for Further Reading
-Suggested Essay Topics
-Sample Essays #1 - 6
-Recommended Resources

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