{"product_id":"republic","title":"Republic","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTranslated by John Llewelyn Davies and David James Vaughan. With an Introduction by Stephen Watt.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe ideas of Plato (c429-347BC) have influenced Western philosophers for over two thousand years. Such is his importance that the twentieth-century philosopher A.N. Whitehead described all subsequent developments within the subject as foot-notes to Plato's work. Beyond philosophy, he has exerted a major influence on the development of Western literature, politics and theology.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe \u003cem\u003eRepublic\u003c\/em\u003e deals with the great range of Plato's thought, but is particularly concerned with what makes a well-balanced society and individual. It combines argument and myth to advocate a life organized by reason rather than dominated by desires and appetites. Regarded by some as the foundation document of totalitarianism, by others as a call to develop the full potential of humanity, the Republic remains a challenging and intensely exciting work.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePaperback \/ softback | 400 pages | Published April 1997\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"GARDNERS","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":63967068389725,"sku":"9781853264832","price":7.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0978\/3459\/8749\/files\/9781853264832.jpg?v=1774352286","url":"https:\/\/www.thebookmark.ie\/products\/republic","provider":"The Bookmark ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}