{"product_id":"the-republic-paperback-1","title":"The Republic (Paperback)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eThe classic translation of the cornerstone work of western philosophy\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePlato's \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eRepublic\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is widely acknowledged as one of the most influential works in the history of philosophy. Presented in the form of a dialogue between Socrates and three different interlocutors, it is an inquiry into the notion of a perfect community and the ideal individual within it. During the conversation other questions are raised: what is goodness; what is reality; what is knowledge; what is the purpose of education? With remarkable lucidity and deft use of allegory, Plato arrives at a depiction of a state bound by harmony and ruled by 'philosopher kings'.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTranslated by DESMOND LEE with an Introduction by MELISSA LANE\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Plato","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40303861170354,"sku":"9780140455113","price":345.0,"currency_code":"ZAR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0562\/9191\/8002\/products\/3771_60cc6315c6d542.32326826_9780140455113_abb40dd5-878b-4a57-a1fc-2165608539ab.jpg?v=1640886428","url":"https:\/\/www.wordsworth.co.za\/products\/the-republic-paperback-1","provider":"Wordsworth Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}