Plato's Republic: A Philosophical Commentary
Condition: SECONDHAND
This is a secondhand book. The jacket image is a photograph of the exact copy we have in stock. This image shows the condition of this book. Further condition remarks are below.
Edition: repr.,
Condition remarks:
Condition: Fair. Jacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damage; price clipped. Page Condition: yellowed with signs of ageing; fep clipped. Markings: No markings. Binding condition: Binding intact.
Few texts in the Western philosophical tradition have provoked as much debate, admiration, and controversy as Plato's Republic — and Plato's Republic: A Philosophical Commentary by R. C. Cross and A. D. Woozley meets that challenge head-on with rigorous intellectual precision. This scholarly commentary systematically examines Plato's foundational dialogue, dissecting its central arguments on justice, the ideal state, the philosopher-king, and the immortality of the soul with analytical clarity that cuts through centuries of interpretation. Cross and Woozley bring a distinctly Anglo-American analytic philosophy tradition to bear on one of antiquity's most ambitious works, treating Plato's arguments not as sacred relics but as living propositions to be tested, challenged, and refined. Their meticulous chapter-by-chapter analysis presents the Republic as a dynamic philosophical battleground where epistemology, ethics, and political theory intersect — leaving readers to wrestle with the same unsettling questions Socrates posed to his companions in ancient Athens.
Author: R. C. Cross And A. D. Woozley
Format: Hardback
Published: 1966, Macmillan
Genre: Philosophy
Edition: repr.,
Condition remarks:
Condition: Fair. Jacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damage; price clipped. Page Condition: yellowed with signs of ageing; fep clipped. Markings: No markings. Binding condition: Binding intact.
Few texts in the Western philosophical tradition have provoked as much debate, admiration, and controversy as Plato's Republic — and Plato's Republic: A Philosophical Commentary by R. C. Cross and A. D. Woozley meets that challenge head-on with rigorous intellectual precision. This scholarly commentary systematically examines Plato's foundational dialogue, dissecting its central arguments on justice, the ideal state, the philosopher-king, and the immortality of the soul with analytical clarity that cuts through centuries of interpretation. Cross and Woozley bring a distinctly Anglo-American analytic philosophy tradition to bear on one of antiquity's most ambitious works, treating Plato's arguments not as sacred relics but as living propositions to be tested, challenged, and refined. Their meticulous chapter-by-chapter analysis presents the Republic as a dynamic philosophical battleground where epistemology, ethics, and political theory intersect — leaving readers to wrestle with the same unsettling questions Socrates posed to his companions in ancient Athens.