false 30289 148 Ostensibly a discussion of the nature of justice, <i>The Republic</i> presents Plato's vision of the ideal state, covering a wide range of topics: social, educational, psychological, moral, and philosophical. It also includes some of Plato's most important writing on the nature of reality and the theory of the <i>forms</i>. <br><br> Translated with an Introduction by Desmond Lee 1625515 book 380 The Republic total:7824|5:2062|4:2679|3:2284|2:626|1:173| 7824 29303 11078 473 1 27 false false Thu Nov 01 00:00:00 -0800 2001 Tue Sep 25 08:22:53 -0700 2007 Wed Sep 26 08:14:59 -0700 2007
Seriously.

And it's important that you all understand that Western society is based on the fallacy-ridden ramblings of a retarded person. Read this, understand that he is not joking, and understand th...more...]]> 4 8 false false Tue Apr 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Fri Apr 04 12:34:48 -0700 2008 Fri Apr 04 13:15:17 -0700 2008
The CCLaP 100: In which I read a hundred so-called "classic" books for the first...more...]]> 5 5 false false Sun Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1967 Wed May 21 09:11:26 -0700 2008 Fri Nov 06 15:44:56 -0800 2009
But he is still, and for very good reason, the most influential philosopher in Western civilization. He makes people think. Most au...more...]]> 4 4 false false Fri Jul 20 22:33:27 -0700 2007 Fri Jul 20 22:39:24 -0700 2007
and i've actually enjoyed every time, although i hadn't thought i would each round.

i love greek writing, and though aristotle and thucydides are my favorite, plato is a close second (third?).

even if you disagree with the ...more...]]> 4 4 false false Mon Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Wed Jun 20 08:28:29 -0700 2007 Fri Nov 02 16:20:26 -0700 2007 more...]]> 3 2 false false Wed Mar 01 00:00:00 -0800 2000 Thu Aug 16 23:46:45 -0700 2007 Fri Aug 17 00:13:30 -0700 2007
Some say it is the template for democracy.
People say lots of things about it.

The concept of reading Plato's Republic is pre...more...]]> 5 2 false false Tue Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 2002 Wed Jun 27 20:48:39 -0700 2007 Wed Jun 27 20:56:08 -0700 2007 more...]]> 4 2 false false Wed Apr 15 07:13:57 -0700 2009 Wed Jul 09 21:04:47 -0700 2008 Wed Apr 15 07:13:57 -0700 2009 really about the nature of Justice.
I was surprised to discover how much I disagreed with some points, in particular Socrates'...more...]]> 4 1 false false Tue Sep 16 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Thu Jun 12 13:03:21 -0700 2008 Wed Sep 17 12:39:22 -0700 2008 more...]]> 2 1 false false Fri Jun 06 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Wed May 28 08:47:24 -0700 2008 Fri Jun 06 08:48:20 -0700 2008 more...]]> 1 1 false false Mon Feb 04 19:47:38 -0800 2008 Mon Feb 04 19:52:27 -0800 2008 Maybe the proble...more...]]> 5 1 false false Fri Jan 11 20:33:00 -0800 2008 Sat Jun 07 12:24:26 -0700 2008 more...]]> 5 1 false false Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Wed Jan 09 07:23:07 -0800 2008 Wed Jan 23 22:35:56 -0800 2008 more...]]> 5 1 false false Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1996 Wed Jul 18 15:21:32 -0700 2007 Wed Jul 18 15:39:29 -0700 2007 more...]]> 5 1 false false Wed Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Sun Dec 16 22:45:34 -0800 2007 Sun Dec 16 22:52:36 -0800 2007
The main thing one can take away from this book is the ability to tell the next person who s...more...]]> 0 0 false false Mon May 11 16:12:30 -0700 2009 Mon May 11 16:28:51 -0700 2009 The Cardinal's Mistress: "This is not a novel to be tossed aside lightly. It should be thrown...more...]]> 0 0 false false Mon Dec 01 06:04:54 -0800 2008 Mon Dec 01 06:13:36 -0800 2008 more...]]> 3 0 false false Tue Jan 20 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sat Jan 10 08:55:04 -0800 2009 Sat Jan 31 09:59:34 -0800 2009 Better than I expected...glad that I got a Classical translation, and not one of the more idiotic lyrical-Modern English ones. *gags* Easier to read, my patoot! If it doesn't sound like Shakespeare, it's Not Classical language.
Not a dull ...more...]]> 5 0 false false Wed Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1997 Wed Dec 03 15:36:03 -0800 2008 Wed Dec 03 15:49:58 -0800 2008 more...]]> 5 0 false false Sat May 09 14:48:35 -0700 2009 Fri May 15 11:52:14 -0700 2009 Complete Works...more...]]>