{"product_id":"9781405115643","title":"The Blackwell Guide to Plato's Republic","description":"\u003ch3\u003eBlackwell Guides to Great Works\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1\u003eThe Blackwell Guide to Plato's Republic\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch3\u003eGerasimos Santas\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003ePhilosophy \/ History \u0026amp; Surveys \/ Ancient \u0026amp; Classical\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Blackwell Guide to Plato's Republic\u003c\/i\u003e 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.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eThis guide to Plato’s \u003ci\u003eRepublic\u003c\/i\u003e is designed to help readers understand this foundational work of the Western canon.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eSheds new light on many central features and themes of the Republic.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eCovers the literary and philosophical style of the \u003ci\u003eRepublic\u003c\/i\u003e; Plato's theories of justice and knowledge; his educational theories; and his treatment of the divine.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eWill be of interest to readers who are new to the \u003ci\u003eRepublic\u003c\/i\u003e, and those who already have some familiarity with the book.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e \u003cb\u003eGerasimos Santas\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor of Philosophy at the University of California, Irvine. His previous publications include \u003ci\u003eSocrates\u003c\/i\u003e (1979), \u003ci\u003ePlato and Freud: Two Theories of Love \u003c\/i\u003e(Blackwell, 1988), and \u003ci\u003eGoodness and Justice: Plato, Aristotle and the Moderns \u003c\/i\u003e(Blackwell, 2001).\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e30 January 2006\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley-Blackwell\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9781405115643\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePaperback \/ softback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e304\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e19.2\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44315605205132,"sku":"9781405115643","price":47.66,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9781405115643_e75a39a4-7d45-463d-9d40-b68bc26a5114.jpg?v=1780169453","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9781405115643","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}