“Courage is knowing what not to fear.”
—Plato
By Alex P. Vidal
BOOK I FOUND AT THRIFT STORE. I highly recommend G.M.A. Grube's version of the ideas of Plato (c429-347BC) contained in a book that influenced Western philosophers for over 2,000 years.
I found a copy of Grube's book in a New York City Thrift store.
His translation was easy to understand and very informative especially on the main argument of The Republic.
Such is Plato's importance that the 20th-century philosopher A.N. Whitehead described all subsequent developments within the subject as foot-notes to Plato's work.
Beyond philosophy, he has exerted a major influence on the development of Western literature, politics and theology.
The Republic deals with the great range of Plato's thought, but is particularly concerned with what makes a well-balanced society and individual.
It combines argument and myth to advocate a life organized by reason rather than dominated by desires and appetites.
Regarded by some as the foundation document of totalitarianism, by others as a call to develop the full potential of humanity, the Republic remains a challenging and intensely exciting work.
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