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The Republic

7/10/2017

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The Republic
by Plato
Published in 381 BC
220 Pages
Thibault’s Score: 5/5


I don’t give good scores to books because they are classics - in fact I recently have written abysmal reviews of Utopia, Paradise Lost, and Reflections on the Revolution in France.


The Republic is one of the best books that I have read all year. I have heard a lot about it but never actually read it cover to cover - everyone knows about the allegory of the cave, but few people have actually read Plato. Like Nietzsche, Plato is a must read, and should only be interpreted from the source himself.


I found that many ideas which I have been thinking about and considering for the last few months have already been expounded upon in Plato.


His politics were always misrepresented to me by libertarians, when in fact, Plato is much more reasonable than I expected.


There are many very interesting ideas exposed in “The Republic,” ideas which can best be explored by going out and reading the book. The most interesting to me was realizing that Plato was a porto-Christian. The philosophy of the noble lie and the rule of philosophers foreshadows Christianity and rule by priests.


I understand now why The Republic has stood the test of time. A very highly recommended book for everyone - one that I plan on rereading again in the near future.
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