The Blackwell Guide to Plato's Republic
Blackwell Guides to Great Works (Series Nr. 1)
1. Edition December 2005
304 Pages, Hardcover
Wiley & Sons Ltd
The Blackwell Guide to Plato's Republic consists of
thirteen new essays written by both established scholars and
younger researchers with the specific aim of helping readers to
understand Plato's masterwork.
* * This guide to Plato's Republic is designed to help
readers understand this foundational work of the Western
canon.
* Sheds new light on many central features and themes of the
Republic.
* Covers the literary and philosophical style of the
Republic; Plato's theories of justice and knowledge;
his educational theories; and his treatment of the divine.
* Will be of interest to readers who are new to the
Republic, and those who already have some familiarity with
the book.
Editor's Introduction 1
1 The Literary and Philosophical Style of the Republic 7
Christopher Rowe
2 Allegory and Myth in Plato's Republic 25
Jonathan Lear
3 Socrates' Refutation of Thrasymachus 44
Rachel Barney
4 Plato's Challenge: the Case against Justice in Republic II 63
Christopher Shields
5 The Gods and Piety of Plato's Republic 84
Mark L. McPherran
6 Plato on Learning to Love Beauty 104
Gabriel Richardson Lear
7 Methods of Reasoning about Justice in Plato's Republic 125
Gerasimos Santas
8 The Analysis of the Soul in Plato's Republic 146
Hendrik Lorenz
9 The Divided Soul and the Desire for Good in Plato's Republic 166
Mariana Anagnostopoulos
10 Plato and the Ship of State 189
David Keyt
11 Knowledge, Recollection, and the Forms in Republic VII 214
Michael T. Ferejohn
12 The Forms in the Republic 234
Terry Penner
13 Plato's Defense of Justice in the Republic 263
Rachel G. K. Singpurwalla
General Bibliography 283
Index 285
Guide is a terrific resource for students and teachers of
Plato's masterwork. It should command a wide readership and be in
every library." C. D. C. Reeve, The University of North Carolina
at Chapel Hill
This is a splendid collection of essays. The contributors are
not content with rehashing old material but demonstrate how it is
still possible to engage with the Republic in new and
philosophically stimulating ways. It provides a first-rate guide
both to the Republic itself and to some of the most exciting
developments in its interpretation. R F Stalley, University of
Glasgow
"This is a valuable collection. We should be grateful to
Gerasimos Santas, and to each of the contributors to this volume,
for the new light they have shed on Plato's masterpiece." Notre
Dame Philosophical Reviews
