{"product_id":"republic-hardcover","title":"Republic (Hardcover)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eThis handsome collector's edition presents Plato's classic philosophical work,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Republic\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e, featuring gold cover embossing and gilded page-edges.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Republic\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eis one of the earliest political treatises ever written and Plato's most remarkable work. Through a fictional dialogue with Socrates, Plato examines the nature of justice, the character of the city-state, and what it means to be a just man. Plato argued that power corrupts and the only way to protect against this was through the rule of philosopher kings. In \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Republic\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e he also grapples with the questions of our senses and reality through the famous 'Allegory of the Cave'.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Republic\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is highly accessible yet filled with fascinating depths for students of philosophy. It shows us the vision of an ideal society and what we can do as individuals to help create it.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003ebeautiful pocket-sized gift edition contains a classic translation and introduction by\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003erenowned Oxford classicist, Benjamin Jowett, and is presented with a \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003egold embossed cover design\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eivory pages\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003ebeautifully designed endpapers\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003egold\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003egilded page edges.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Part of the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eArcturus\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eOrnate Classics\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e series, this book makes wonderful gift for any lover of classic philosophy.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Plato","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52337342120210,"sku":"9781398851153","price":8.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0270\/9238\/5846\/files\/therepublic.webp?v=1780594806","url":"https:\/\/hbswarehousesale.com\/products\/republic-hardcover","provider":"Harvard Book Store Warehouse Sale","version":"1.0","type":"link"}