Delve into Plato’s massive model of the ideal state with a variety of resources for a rich study of the Republic. Begin with Jowett and Campbell’s classic Greek text, notes, and essays, and explore Vaughan and Davies’ scholarly English translation. G.H. Wells then summarizes Plato’s argument in each book of the Republic, and Bernard Bosanquet provides a commentary and notes for English readers that follows Vaughan and Davies translation. Rounding out the collection is Bosanquet’s analysis of education in the Republic and R.M. Wenley’s essay on how Plato’s vision can be seen in modern society.
Plato’s Republic is one of the cornerstone works of Western philosophy. His discussions of justice, virtue, education, and the makings of the ideal state have had an indelible influence on all subsequent political theory. This collection of commentaries and studies provides all the tools necessary for a scholarly study of the father of Western Philosophy’s most substantial work.
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