The Republic of Plato. Translated into English with an analysis and notes by John Llewelyn Davies M.A. and David James Vaughan M.A.
ref. 123740London Macmillan and Co. 1902. . 12mo 15.5 x 10 cm; engraved vignette title a little toned; contemporary half vellum red cloth boards gilt spine contrasting red morocco lettering-piece all edges gilt a little soiled very good; xxxii 370pp. Plato's Republic in English the most famous of the Socratic dialogues. Known originally as the Politeia its title derives from the Greek for city-state polis meaning 'constitution' or 'community of citizens' and gave rise through Cicero res publica to the modern term republic. The text explores the nature of justice explaining that the same qualities which order the hypothetical ideal polis also govern the immortal soul. The resultant discussion contains one of the earliest examples of a written thought-experiment in Plato's allegory of the cave which solidifies his theory of forms that it is the intelligible world perceived through reason which is the basis of all knowledge rather than physical sensory experience. This translation with analysis and notes by John Llewelyn Davies and David James Vaughan and printed in a limited edition of 250 copies by Macmillan for the Golden Treasury Series. It 'has truly been said that the germ of all ideas can be found in Plato' PMM. London, Macmillan and Co., 1902. hardcover
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