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Angie Hobbs

Plato's Republic

Plato's Republic

A Ladybird Expert Book

Summary

Part of the ALL-NEW LADYBIRD EXPERT SERIES

- Why do humans form societies and what is needed for them to thrive?
- How can women's potential be actualized?
- How can we protect ourselves from demagogues and tyrants?

IMMERSE yourself in the strikingly relevant questions of Plato's influential dialogue, exploring the age old dilemma: Why should I be just? What is a just society, and how can it be created?

ACCESSIBLE. AUTHORITATIVE. TIMELY.

Written by distinguished philosopher and professor Angie Hobbs, Plato's Republic is the essential introduction to a text that helped shape all Western literature and philosophy.