Table of Contents

Part 1: General, Introduction, Part 2: 1. The Argument of the Republic, 2. What is justice (book 1), 3. What good is justice (books 1-2), 4. Justice in the city (books 2-4), 5. Justice in the soul (book 4), 6. Radical politics (books 5-7), 7. Metaphysics and epistemology (books 5-7), 8. Injustice in the soul and in the city (books 8-9), 9. Art and immortality (book 10) Part 3 General Issues, 10. Plato's ethics and politics, 11. Plato's metaphysics and epistemology, 12. Plato's abuses and uses of poetry, Appendix: Fundamental premises in The Republic's arguments, Bibliography.

Reviews

'Admirably clear and accessible... Throughout one gets the sense of a skilful lecturer who is adept at rendering Plato's thoughts into terms that contemporary students will understand.' - Mind on the first edition; 'It is a helpful book designed for the beginner, but does not shirk difficulties. It is difficult to imagine a more helpful book to put in the hands of a student, and should go immediately onto all reading lists.' - Greece and Rome on the first edition