Plato's Republic: A Dialogue in Sixteen Chapters

by Alain Badiou

Book Overview

Plato's Republic is one of the best-known and most widely-discussed texts in the history of philosophy. But how might we get to the heart of this work today, 2,500 years after its original composition? Alain Badiou breathes life into Plato's landmark text and revives its universality. Rather than producing yet another critical commentary, he has instead worked closely on the original Greek and, through spectacular changes, adapted it to our times...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 023116016X
• ISBN13: 9780231160162
• Release Date: January 2013
• Publisher: Columbia University Press
• Length: 400 Pages
• Weight: 1.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.4" x 6.4" x 9.4"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher