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Product Identifiers

PublisherCambridge University Press

ISBN-101108011926

ISBN-139781108011921

eBay Product ID (ePID)92590588

Product Key Features

Number of Pages544 Pages

Publication NameRepublic of Plato

LanguageGreek, Ancient (To 1453)

Publication Year2010

SubjectHistory & Surveys / Ancient & Classical

TypeTextbook

Subject AreaPhilosophy

AuthorJames Adam

SeriesCambridge Library Collection-Classics Ser.

FormatTrade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height5.5 in

Item Weight24.1 Oz

Item Length8.5 in

Item Width1.2 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional

TitleLeadingThe

Series Volume NumberVolume 2

IllustratedYes

Volume NumberVolume 2

Table Of ContentBook VI; Appendices to Book VI; Book VII; Appendices to Book VII; Book VIII; Appendices to Book VIII; Book IX; Appendices to Book IX; Book X; Appendices to Book X; Additions and corrections; Indexes.

SynopsisIn this influential two-volume edition, first published in 1902, the Scottish classicist James Adam examines the text of Plato's monumental political and philosophical dialogue. Volume 2 focuses on Books 6-10, which discuss the place of the philosopher and questions of governance., James Adam (1860-1907) was a Scottish classics scholar who taught at Emmanuel College, Cambridge. A strong defender of the importance of Greek philosophy in a well-rounded education, Adam published a number of Plato's works including Protagoras and Crito. This two-volume critical edition of the Republic (1902) was another major contribution to the field. Though his preface claims 'an editor cannot pretend to have exhausted its significance by means of a commentary,' Adam's depth of knowledge and erudite analysis of the Greek text ensured that his edition remained the standard reference for decades to follow, and it remains a thought-provoking evaluation of one of the great works of Western thought. Volume 2 examines Books 6-10, which discuss the place of the philosopher and questions of governance., James Adam (1860-1907) was a Scottish classics scholar who taught at Emmanuel College, Cambridge. A strong defender of the importance of Greek philosophy in a well-rounded education, Adam published a number of Plato's works including Protagoras and Crito. This two-volume critical edition of the Republic (1902) was another major contribution to the field. Though his preface claims 'an editor cannot pretend to have exhausted its significance by means of a commentary, ' Adam's depth of knowledge and erudite analysis of the Greek text ensured that his edition remained the standard reference for decades to follow, and it remains a thought-provoking evaluation of one of the great works of Western thought. Volume 2 examines Books 6-10, which discuss the place of the philosopher and questions of governance.