Plato's Republic
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Socratic dialogue
ancient Greek literature
philosophical dialogue
work of ethics
work of political philosophy
Plato's Republic is a foundational philosophical dialogue in which Plato explores justice, the ideal state, and the nature of reality through Socratic conversations.
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| instanceOf |
Socratic dialogue
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ancient Greek literature ⓘ philosophical dialogue ⓘ work of ethics ⓘ work of political philosophy ⓘ |
| approximateDate | 4th century BCE ⓘ |
| author | Plato ⓘ |
| centralTheme |
education
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forms ⓘ ideal state ⓘ justice ⓘ justice in the city ⓘ justice in the individual ⓘ knowledge ⓘ nature of reality ⓘ philosopher-kings ⓘ the soul ⓘ virtue ⓘ |
| containsArgument |
Republic, Book VII (Allegory of the Cave)
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Allegory of the Cave
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Divided Line analogy
Myth of Er ⓘ Ring of Gyges thought experiment ⓘ |
| containsConcept |
censorship of poetry
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communal property for guardians ⓘ degeneration of regimes ⓘ education of guardians ⓘ form of the Good ⓘ noble lie ⓘ philosopher-king ⓘ three classes in the city ⓘ tripartite soul ⓘ |
| discusses |
democracy
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oligarchy ⓘ timocracy ⓘ tyranny ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
Adeimantus
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Cephalus ⓘ Clitophon ⓘ Crito ⓘ Glaucon ⓘ Polemarchus ⓘ Thrasymachus ⓘ |
| genre |
epistemology
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metaphysics ⓘ moral philosophy ⓘ political philosophy ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Book I
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Book II ⓘ Book III ⓘ Book IV ⓘ Book IX ⓘ Book V ⓘ Book VI ⓘ Book VII ⓘ Book VIII ⓘ Book X ⓘ |
| influenced |
Christian philosophy
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Islamic philosophy ⓘ Western political philosophy ⓘ modern political theory ⓘ |
| language | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| latinTitle |
De re publica
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Res Publica
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| mainCharacter | Socrates ⓘ |
| originalTitle |
Politikos
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Πολιτεία
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| period | Classical Greece ⓘ |
| philosophicalMethod | dialectic ⓘ |
| philosophicalSchool | Platonism ⓘ |
| setIn | Athens ⓘ |
| structure | dialogue ⓘ |
| title | Republic ⓘ |
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Myth of Er in Plato’s Republic
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Book X of Plato's Republic
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Plato, Republic, Book I
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Book I of Plato's Republic
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Plato’s Republic
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Socrates in the Republic
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Plato’s Republic
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Plato’s Republic (myth of the Ring of Gyges)
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The Republic
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