
Plato's Republic
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More than 2,000 years later, Plato's Republic remains astonishingly relevant to our everyday lives. It poses one question after another that might well have been drawn from the headlines and debates of our nation's recent history: What sort of person should rule the state? Are all citizens equal before the law? Should everyone have equal access to health care? Plato's greater inquiry, however, was into the question of defining justice itself and the reasons why a person would choose a life aligned with that virtue.
These 24 remarkable lectures lead you through the brilliant dialogue Plato crafted both to define and examine the issues with which political philosophy still grapples.
Chapter by chapter, Professor Roochnik introduces you to Plato's literary recasting of his own great teacher, Socrates, and the dialogue through which Socrates and the Republic's other characters create the hypothetical ideal city. It is by dissecting life in this presumably just city - the "Republic" of Plato's title - that the nature of justice itself can be examined.
Many of Plato's ideas will startle contemporary readers, who may recognize in them the foreshadowing of some of humankind's darkest moments. Indeed, some have called the Republic the "great-great-grandfather of all totalitarian experiments." You'll wrestle with Plato's controversial vision, and you'll be surprised just how contemporary these arguments sound.
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©2005 The Teaching Company, LLC (P)2005 The Great CoursesThe book or rather lectures itself doesn't tell you the answers (which it isn't supposed to do) but more so has you finding answers for yourself which I like.
The book has made me think more critically which is always great.
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What did you like most about Plato's Republic?
A must read for any lover of philosophy, it may not come up with many answers but the questions it poses are timeless. It is presented in a way that brings up all the main themes and guides the listener through parts that may be more difficult to understand. This series of lectures is fantastic value (especially when you get it with your free credits!!!!)Who was your favorite character and why?
Socrates... obviouslyWhat does Professor David Roochnik bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you had only read the book?
The narrator is as you would expect of a philosophy tutor, very reserved in what he actually says, being careful to say exactly what he means so as not to throw the listener off and I think his insights into what plato actually meant in parts were very insightful.Did you have an emotional reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?
It has opened my mind up to ways of thinking that I would have dismissed if I had not known the logical thought path that the ancients went through to come to those conclusions.Any additional comments?
Think that sums it up.A must for philosophers of any level
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I came to this not having completely read through Republic, so I thought it would summarize the book in more of a bite-size way. Oh boy, was I wrong! And gladly so. The lectures given by Prof. Roochnik start out with a simple rephrasing of ideas and end up being a metaphysical journey through the matter of understanding and being. Certainly a road everyone should walk at some point. That's all I can say without spoiling much.
The only thing I would say is, try to listen to it on headphones or quiet environment. Because of the recording quality, Prof. Roochnik's voice can sound monotonous and fade into the background.
Otherwise, it's absolutely fantastic and I would certainly recommend this!
An amazing lecture series!
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The Republic - The Best Book Ever Written
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Fantastic experience
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very well presented
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Lucid and engaging
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