The Republic Complete Text
The Republic e-text contains the full text of The Republic by Plato.
The Republic e-text contains the full text of The Republic by Plato.
The Question and Answer section for The Republic is a great resource to ask questions, find answers, and discuss the novel.
Socrates main criticism of Athenian democray was centered around the indviduals within the democracy that gained their wealth and power using words, propaganda, and flattery to garner the support of the Athenian citizens.
Socrates suggests that the shadows are reality for the prisoners because they have never seen anything else; they do not realize that what they see are shadows of objects in front of a fire, much less that these objects are inspired by real things...
• Truthfulness
• Valor
• Temperance
• Gentility
• Keenness of memory