The Republic.
"HIS UTOPIA IS ALARMING AND HIS METAPHYSICS ARE INTOXICATING": FINE PRESS EDITION OF PLATO’S CLASSIC THE REPUBLIC
The Republic.
PLATO,.
Item Number: 136401
London: Arthur L. Humphreys, 1898.
Fine press edition of Plato’s extended dialogue on justice and the nature of the ideal state, a cornerstone of Western philosophy and politics. Octavo, two volumes, bound in contemporary full brown crushed morocco, gilt titles to the spine, top edges in gilt, marbled endpapers, bound for Hatchards, Piccadilly. In near fine condition. An exceptional example.
"Its setting and its characters are full of political meaning. Its arguments are tantalizing and its fables fascinating… [Plato's] utopia is alarming and his metaphysics are intoxicating" (Levi, 348). The Republic "has reinforced dedication, awakened vocations to leadership and strengthened the morale of those modest and competent souls who are always in reality the guardians of society" (Rexroth, 79).
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