Long regarded as the most accurate rendering of Plato's Republic that has yet been published, this widely acclaimed work is the first strictly literal translation of a timeless classic. In addition to the annotated text, there is also a rich and valuable essay—as well as indices—which will better enable the reader to approach the heart of Plato's intention. This new edition in...(展开全部)

Long regarded as the most accurate rendering of Plato's Republic that has yet been published, this widely acclaimed work is the first strictly literal translation of a timeless classic. This second edition includes a new introduction by Professor Bloom, whose careful translation and interpretation of The Republic was first published in 1968. In addition to the correct text itse...(展开全部)

Long regarded as the most accurate rendering of Plato's Republic that has yet been published, this widely acclaimed work is the first strictly literal translation of a timeless classic. This second edition includes a new introduction by Professor Bloom, whose careful translation and interpretation of The Republic was first published in 1968. In addition to the correct text itse...(展开全部)

柏拉图（约前427—前347），古希腊哲学家，也是西方最伟大的哲学家和思想家之一，一生著述颇丰。他的对话体著作文笔生动、富有戏剧性，不仅是优秀的哲学著作，亦是优美的文学作品。 本书涉及柏拉图思想体系的各个方面，包括哲学、伦理、教育、文艺、政治等内容，最主要的是探讨理想国家的问题。对话录里柏拉图以苏格拉底之口通过与其他人对话的方式设计了一个真、善、美相统一的政体，即可以达到公正的理想国。在他的理想国里统治者必须是哲学家，他认为现存的政治都是坏的，人类的真正出路在于哲学家掌握政权，也只有真正的哲学家才能拯救当时城邦所处的危机。这种信念构成了柏拉图成熟的政治哲学体系的核心。

柏拉图（约前427—前347），古希腊哲学家，也是西方最伟大的哲学家和思想家之一，一生著述颇丰。他的对话体著作文笔生动、富有戏剧性，不仅是优秀的哲学著作，亦是优美的文学作品。 本书涉及柏拉图思想体系的各个方面，包括哲学、伦理、教育、文艺、政治等内容，最主要的是探讨理想国家的问题。对话录里柏拉图以苏格拉底之口通过与其他人对话的方式设计了一个真、善、美相统一的政体，即可以达到公正的理想国。在他的理想国里统治者必须是哲学家，他认为现存的政治都是坏的，人类的真正出路在于哲学家掌握政权，也只有真正的哲学家才能拯救当时城邦所处的危机。这种信念构成了柏拉图成熟的政治哲学体系的核心。

Review Joe Sachs, known and respected for his excellent translations of Aristotle, deserves great praise for this new translation of Plato's Republic. Based on the latest definitive edition of the Greek text and guided by a sense that Greek in English need not read like an old, foreign tongue, Sachs' translation captures the flow of the conversation in an English that reads smo...(展开全部)

The fascination of Plato's dialogues rests not only on the range of arguments and opinions expressed by the participants, but also on the richness of his literary style. He captures the imagination and stimulates the curiosity of his readers through his expert use of techniques devised by the rhetoricians and even the poets of his time; Plato, the critic of art and poetry, show...(展开全部)

The enduring fascination of Plato's dialogues rests not only on the dazzling range of his arguments and opinions, but also on the extraordinary richness of his literary style. The great Greek philosopher captures the imagination and stimulates the curiosity of his readers through his expert use of the techniques devised by the rhetoricians and the poets of his time: Plato, the ...(展开全部)

"The Laws," Plato's longest dialogue, has for centuries been recognized as the most comprehensive exposition of the "practical" consequences of his philosophy, a necessary corrective to the more visionary and utopian "Republic." In this animated encounter between a foreign philosopher and a powerful statesman, not only do we see reflected, in Plato's own thought, eternal questi...(展开全部)

"The Laws," Plato's longest dialogue, has for centuries been recognized as the most comprehensive exposition of the "practical" consequences of his philosophy, a necessary corrective to the more visionary and utopian "Republic." In this animated encounter between a foreign philosopher and a powerful statesman, not only do we see reflected, in Plato's own thought, eternal questi...(展开全部)