The Republic (Penguin Classics) by Plato -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

Index

Title Page Contents About the Author Introduction Note on the Translation Characters in the Dialogue The Republic

PART I: INTRODUCTION

1. Prelude 2. The Conventional View of Justice Developed 3. Thrasymachus and the Rejection of Conventional Morality

1. First Statement and Criticisms 2. Second Statement and Final Refutation

4. Adeimantus and Glaucon Restate the Case for Injustice

1. Glaucon 2. Adeimantus

PART II: PRELIMINARIES

1. First Principles of Social Organization 2. Civilized Society 3. Qualities Required in the Guardians

PART III: EDUCATION: THE FIRST STAGE

1. Secondary or Literary Education. The Need for Suitable Literature

Current Literature Unsuitable Theologically Morally Requirements Formal Musical Summary

2. Physical Education

PART IV: GUARDIANS AND AUXILIARIES

1. The Three Classes and Their Mutual Relations 2. The Rulers’ and Auxiliaries’ Way of Life 3. Final Provisions for Unity

PART V: JUSTICE IN STATE AND INDIVIDUAL

1. Justice in the State 2. The Elements in Mental Conflict 3. Justice in the Individual 4. Conclusion

PART VI: WOMEN AND THE FAMILY

1. The Status of Women 2. Marriage and the Family 3. The Rules of War

PART VII: THE PHILOSOPHER RULER

1. The Ideal and the Actual 2. Definition of the Philosopher

3. The Prejudice against Philosophy 4. The Philosopher Ruler not Impossible 5. The Good as Ultimate Object of Knowledge 6. The Divided Line 7. The Simile of the Cave

PART VIII: EDUCATION OF THE PHILOSOPHER

1. Preliminary 2. The Five Mathematical Studies 3. Dialectic 4. Selection and Curriculum

PART IX: IMPERFECT SOCIETIES

1. Recapitulation 2. Timarchy 3. The Timarchic Character 4. Oligarchy 5. The Oligarchic Character 6. Democracy 7. The Democratic Character 8. Tyranny 9. The Tyrannical Character 10. The Types of Character and their Degrees of Happiness 11. Conclusion

PART X: THEORY OF ART

1. Art and Illusion 2. The Appeal of Art and Poetry 3. The Effects of Poetry and Drama

PART XI: THE IMMORTALITY OF THE SOUL AND THE REWARDS OF GOODNESS

1. The Soul Immortal 2. The Rewards of Goodness in this Life 3. The Myth of Er

Appendix I: The Philosophical Passages in the Republic Appendix II: The Spindle of Necessity Notes References and Sources Further Reading Translator’s Acknowledgements Follow Penguin Copyright Page Footnote

Appendix II: The Spindle of Necessity