The Republic Paperback – Big Book, 31 May 2007

The globalist elite is guarding this book by all means to prevent it to spread in human populations and start the awakening of the humans how the globalist are using the corruption, political power to influence election results and where the political elite has they monopoly. Plato’s REPUBLIC was danger for politics in his age, and the REPUBLIC is danger for present corrupt government and politics as well.

I purchased this for my friends daughters birthday. She was not impressed. She did like the Dr Seuss book though. Every child should read this, especially if they intend to be a member of the ruling class.

A wonderful book. hard work at times but worth it. More of a study than a read.Really made me question the concept of a democracy and all men being equal.The way they argue every point rather than take it as accepted before coming to an agreement so they can build on it and go deeper in agreement makes the ideas flow into each other and leaves you with a very well supported argument at the end point.Also considering it’s age it’s a credit to Plato how some of his points are very relevant to modern society. The bit about teachers/parents in democracies fearing kids was a good prediction.

Often regarded as a cornerstone of modern philosophy, Socrates popularises the very purpose which still holds true today: the study of knowledge for the love of it. His 'philosopher kings' are seemingly prodigies and natural lovers of the field, who should be rulers according to his views. Though the practicality or possibility of this might be nil, Plato does well to leave a broad definition of such kings, for the 'love of knowledge' is a broad and flexible term, doing well to set a history-long tradition of thinkers and thinking that has far developed to today.Socrates' style of argument might not be the best one, but might have been revolutionary for the time. His frequent use of nature and professions as analogy falls to glaring logical fallacies. Nonetheless in some sections he manages to present arguments which you could not have seen coming.The argument lies whether The Republic should be seen for its ethical or political side. My view is both: the political is merely a convenient side effect of Socrates' extensive analogy of the state to reflect the individual, to prove an ultimately ethical debate. The question whether living a just life pays off in itself isn't answered in the most satisfactory way for me, yet a lover of knowledge and philosopher would blindly agree that yes, it does pay off. Besides, the other concepts this book is famous for justify its fame; the Simile of The Cave being a rather moving one.

Second time reading this, it's even better the second time around and you really begin to notice the foreshadowing presented in the first book and the use of Spatial terms such as going down and up in reference to the allegory of the cave.'I went DOWN yesterday to the piraeus'and 'DESCENDED into the chasm' When acquiring the ring of gyges