Essentials of "The Constitution of the State" - Plato's Commentary Collection - Western Tradition Classics and Interpretations

Author: Friedl?nder
Publisher:
Publish Date: 2006-07-01
Features: To understand what Plato is saying, one must first start with how he says it. How he says it and what he says cannot be separated. Plato's works are mostly dramas, either demonstrative or narrative. Only by reenacting or narrating Plato's works again can one approach what Plato intended to say—in other words, only by understanding Plato in his own way is it possible to comprehend Plato. The three essays collected here all interpret the Republic by retelling Plato's Republic, and the authors are all representative figures.