The Republic by Plato

The Republic is a Socratic dialogue by Plato, written c. 380 B.C.E.. It is one of the most influential works of philosophy and political theory, and Plato's best known work. In Plato's fictional dialogues the characters of Socrates as well as various Athenians and foreigners discuss the meaning of justice and examine whether the just man is happier than the unjust man by imagining a society ruled by philosopher-kings and the guardians. The dialogue also discusses the role of the philosopher, Plato's Theory of Forms, the place of poetry, and the immortality of the soul.

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	The Republic	Kindle Edition	204710			2020
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	The Republic	Kindle Edition	108108	$0.99		2012
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	The Republic: Golden Illustrated Classics (Comes with a Free Audiobook)	Kindle Edition	209488			2015
	The Republic (Penguin Classics)	Paperback	627543	$13.21	$0.01	1955
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	Republic (Focus Philosophical Library)	Paperback	72235	$18.95	$8.99	2007
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	The Republic	Paperback	927815	$8.95	$0.51	1979
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	By Plato - The Republic: 1st (first) Edition	Paperback	302423	$43.41	$10.30	1950
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	The Republic (AmazonClassics Edition)	Audible Audiobook	14906	$5.95		2018
	The Republic by Plato (Unabridged)	Kindle Edition	112770			2017
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	The Republic (Annotated)	Kindle Edition	51342			2014
	Plato's the Republic: Special Collector's Edition	Hardcover	3260871	$16.94	$36.35	2011
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	The Republic	Paperback	30148	$9.99	$10.92	2018
	The Republic (AmazonClassics Edition)	Audio CD	1654625	$9.99		2018
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	The Republic of Plato: The original edition of 1908	Paperback	885068	$14.35	$14.40	2016
	PLATO: THE REPUBLIC / THE MEDITATIONS OF DESCARTES (Annotated) (Elementary Knowledge of Philosophy)	Paperback	1992083	$29.95		2018
	The Republic: - Illustrated -	Kindle Edition	242311			2017
	The Republic	Audio CD	3372540	$25.83	$31.62	2021
	The Republic (Georgian edition)	Paperback	835980	$19.99	$51.63	2014
	Republic (Hackett Classics) - (No Dust Jacket)	Hardcover	797728	$40.00	$22.35	2004
	The Republic (Illustrated)	Paperback	1266388	$14.99		2022
	The Republic of Plato	Paperback	175759		$7.49
	The Republic	Paperback	793371	$5.99		2017
	The Republic - Plato (With Notes)(Biography)(Illustrated)	Kindle Edition	406253			2016
	The Republic	Paperback	1777486	$12.54	$14.44	2016
	The Republic (Cosimo Classics: Philosophy)	Hardcover	13863629	$28.99		2008
	The Republic (Dover Thrift Editions)	Paperback	11455	$2.45	$0.75	2000
	Republic (Hackett Classics)	Paperback	222890	$13.75	$2.95	2004
	Republic (Barnes & Noble Classics) 1rst Printing Edition by Plato published by Barnes & Noble Classics (2005)	Paperback	10899672	$12.54	$3.50
	By Plato - The Republic (Bloom Translation): 2nd (second) Edition	Paperback	91605	$37.80	$4.78	1992
	The Republic (Translated by Benjamin Jowett with an Introduction by Alexander Kerr)	Kindle Edition	858332			2016
	Republic (Enriched Classics)	Kindle Edition	1197242			2016
	The Republic (Everyman's Library)	Hardcover	300383	$14.59	$3.45	1993
	Republic (Hackett Classics)	Paperback	12597	$8.00	$1.50	1992
	Plato: Republic, Volume II: Books 6-10 (Loeb Classical Library)	Hardcover	664576	$21.98	$18.92	2013
	The Republic: The Complete and Unabridged Jowett Translation (Vintage Classics)	Paperback	891159	$3.50	$0.01	1991
	By Plato - The Republic (Penguin Classics) (8/15/07)	Paperback	154781	$11.13	$5.10	2007
	Plato's Republic	Audible Audio Edition	3926	$6.95		2016
	Republic (Hackett Classics)	Hardcover	292729	$37.00	$13.02	1992
	Republic (Focus Philosophical Library)	Kindle Edition	829245			2012
	The Republic	Paperback	184708	$6.99		2019
	The Republic	Paperback	192558	$6.44	$1.43	2012
	The Republic	Paperback	773617	$14.98	$8.70	2013
	The Republic	Hardcover	1313219	$70.56	$2.99	2006
	Republic (Oxford World's Classics)	Paperback	260471	$8.65	$1.49	2008
	Plato: 'The Republic' (Cambridge Texts in the History of Political Thought) 1st edition by Plato (2000) Paperback	Paperback	2080264	$14.80	$4.93
	Plato: 'The Republic' (Cambridge Texts in the History of Political Thought) by Plato (2000-10-02)	Hardcover	2149814	$63.68	$22.19
	Plato's Republic	Paperback	540060	$13.95		2019
	The Republic - Plato: Large Text | Classic Philosophy | Extensive Analysis | New Edition	Paperback	673456	$17.95		2020
	The Republic	Audible Audiobook	22638	$2.55		2020
	The Republic (Penguin Classics)	Paperback	9459	$8.80	$4.98	2007
	Plato: The Republic (Cambridge Texts in the History of Political Thought) 1st Edition( Hardcover ) by Plato published by Cambridge University Press	Hardcover	5147757	$68.02	$25.24	2000
	The Republic: Translated with Notes, An Interpretive Essay, and a New Introduction by Raymond Larson	Audio CD	3935293	$21.55	$21.54	2016
	The Republic of Plato: The Ten Books - Complete and Unabridged (Classics of Greek Philosophy) (Hardcover)	Hardcover	116629	$21.82	$21.17	2018
	The Republic (100 Copy Collector's Edition)	Hardcover	922469	$59.95	$59.94	2019
	The Republic	Paperback	1880402	$17.11		2020
	The Republic	Kindle Edition	110789			2017
	The Republic (Deluxe Library Binding)	Hardcover	3198905	$29.95	$40.36	2020
	The Republic: A New Translation	Paperback	30742	$5.81	$3.11	1996
	Republic (Barnes & Noble Classics)	Paperback	40773	$1.68	$0.01	2005
	Republic	Paperback	153354	$12.15		2020
	The Republic	Paperback	1339496	$14.99		2020
	The Republic	Paperback	583182	$9.55		2015
	The Republic	Paperback	10264090	$4.12	$4.03	2008
	The Republic [with Biographical Introduction]	Kindle Edition	385660	$2.24		2004
	The republic	Paperback	380496	$22.61		2015
	The Republic: The Influential Classic	Hardcover	242937	$9.36	$10.70	2012
	The Republic: Translated with Notes, An Interpretive Essay, and a New Introduction by Raymond Larson (Gildan Media Audio Classic)	Audio CD	406798	$13.04	$14.56	2016
	The Republic and Other Works	Paperback	52304	$4.49	$0.01	1960
	The Republic	Paperback	1156817	$14.00	$0.64	2011
	Republic (The World's Classics)	Hardcover	897512	$25.80	$2.98	1993
	The Republic (JKL): #2 Of 100 + FREE Common Sense By Thomas Paine (JKL Classics - Active TOC, Active Footnotes ,Illustrated)	Kindle Edition	266336			2017
	Republic (Barnes & Noble Classics)	Hardcover	154472	$11.80	$3.99	2005
	The Republic: Translated with Notes, An Interpretive Essay, and a New Introduction by Raymond Larson	Audible Audio Edition	5435	$9.95		2014
	Plato on Poetry: Ion; Republic 376e-398b9; Republic 595-608b10 (Cambridge Greek and Latin Classics)	Paperback	932123	$31.77	$15.73	1996