Plato's "The Republic"

[ReVoLuTiOnArY-BrOtHeR]

Greetings Comrades,

I just wanted to find out if the following is a good copy of "The Republic" by Plato. The Barnes & Noble Classics, "Republic" by Plato. I have it but want to see what other comrades think about this particular copy. I was assigned this text for my philosophy course.

Comrade Antonio

[ReVoLuTiOnArY-BrOtHeR]

Greetings Comrades,

I just wanted to find out if the following is a good copy of "The Republic" by Plato. The Barnes & Noble Classics, "Republic" by Plato. I have it but want to see what other comrades think about this particular copy. I was assigned this text for my philosophy course.

Comrade Antonio

Someone please post a reply. Thank you.

[Bilan]

You want to find out if The Republic is good, or if that copy is?
I can answer the former, partially, but not the latter.

[FreeFocus]

lol I bought the B&N version like two years ago but never got around to reading it. :blushing: Sorry, can't help, but it seems good enough to pick up. Besides, it's B&N - they put out pretty good stuff.

[Raúl Duke]

What would you mean by if it's a good copy?
The ideas in "The Republic" aren't exactly progressive and I doubt this is due to "bad copies."

For what I heard/little I read, Plato's Republic can be seen to justify certain forms of totalitarianism; it places the idea that an intellectual elite (philosopher-kings) should rule "for the good" of society.

The Nazi and the fascists thought their totalitarian socio-political system were for the good of society (or in the Nazi's case, the good of the "Germanic Aryan race").

[ReVoLuTiOnArY-BrOtHeR]

You want to find out if The Republic is good, or if that copy is?
I can answer the former, partially, but not the latter.

I just want to know if its a good copy because I need to read that book for college.

[FreeFocus]

He's talking about whether or not it's a good translation and if the publisher put in good commentary or not.

[ReVoLuTiOnArY-BrOtHeR]

What would you mean by if it's a good copy?
The ideas in "The Republic" aren't exactly progressive and I doubt this is due to "bad copies."

For what I heard/little I read, Plato's Republic can be seen to justify certain forms of totalitarianism; it places the idea that an intellectual elite (philosopher-kings) should rule "for the good" of society.

The Nazi and the fascists thought their totalitarian socio-political system were for the good of society (or in the Nazi's case, the good of the "Germanic Aryan race").

Comrade, I just wanted to know if the B&N copy is a good one because I need to read it for college.

[Raúl Duke]

Well I don't have that copy...
If the college assigned you that specific book then for the purpose of the class it's fine, I guess.

[ReVoLuTiOnArY-BrOtHeR]

Well I don't have that copy...
If the college assigned you that specific book then for the purpose of the class it's fine, I guess.

They told us the get that work, but the specific book was up to us.

[IllicitPopsicle]

What would you mean by if it's a good copy?
The ideas in "The Republic" aren't exactly progressive and I doubt this is due to "bad copies."

For what I heard/little I read, Plato's Republic can be seen to justify certain forms of totalitarianism; it places the idea that an intellectual elite (philosopher-kings) should rule "for the good" of society.

The Nazi and the fascists thought their totalitarian socio-political system were for the good of society (or in the Nazi's case, the good of the "Germanic Aryan race").

From one professor's viewpoint, Plato wasn't so much describing his version of the ideal political or social state, but rather the ideal academic state, or private university.

[Die Neue Zeit]

So, who would fit the role of the "soldiers" then?

[HamishFTW]

There's a separate soldier caste.

I should expect the B&N Classics copy is as good as most.

[dlm86]

It's no better or worse than most copies I've seen. School has some copies in the library, I have the B&N copy. They don't really seem different.