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Plato's Republic

In Our Time: Philosophy

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Plato's republic is seen as a corner stone of western philosophy. It takes the form of a dialogue between plato's teachers, socrates and his companions. One companion argues that we would all behave unjustly if we could get away with it. To address this, socrates imagines what a perfectly just city would be like. And if the soul is best ruled by reason, he argues, the city would be best ruled by philosophers. With me to discuss plato's republic are angela hobbs, professor of the public understanding of philosophy of the university of sheffield. M m mc cabe, professor of ancient philosophy at king's college london. james warren,

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