Plato's Republic (Books VIII and IX): A Conversation with Marcus Gibson
New Books in Ancient History
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The Ideal Republic of Socrates
Carl Popper and one of the most influential interpretations of the republic in the 20th century denounced Plato as a totalitarian. Matt Frank wants to know was Popper right or wrong? Good. That's another important question that we need to grapple with as modern readers of the republic.
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