The Republic: Gilded Pocket Edition

This handsome collector’s edition presents Plato’s classic philosophical work,The Republic, featuring gold cover embossing and gilded page-edges.

The Republicis one of the earliest political treatises ever written and Plato’s most remarkable work. Through a fictional dialogue with Socrates, Plato examines the nature of justice, the character of the city-state, and what it means to be a just man. Plato argued that power corrupts and the only way to protect against this was through the rule of philosopher kings. InThe Republiche also grapples with the questions of our senses and reality through the famous ‘Allegory of the Cave’.

The Republicis highly accessible yet filled with fascinating depths for students of philosophy. It shows us the vision of an ideal society and what we can do as individuals to help create it.

Thisbeautiful pocket-sized gift editioncontains theclassic, unabridged translationby renowned Oxford classicist, Benjamin Jowett, presented with agold embossed cover design,ivory pages,beautifully designed endpapersandgoldgilded page edges.Part of theArcturusOrnate Classicsseries, this book makes wonderful gift for any lover of classic philosophy.

ABOUT THE SERIES:Arcturus Ornate Classicsare beautifully bound editions of iconic literary works across history. These compact, foil-embossed hardbacks are printed using deluxe ivory paper and make the perfect gift.