TY - BOOK ID - 135844424 TI - Plato's Republic : an introduction PY - 2020 PB - Cambridge : Openbook Publishers, DB - UniCat KW - Justice (Philosophy) UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:135844424 AB - This book is a lucid and accessible companion to Plato's Republic, throwing light upon the text's arguments and main themes, placing them in the wider context of the text's structure. In its illumination of the philosophical ideas underpinning the work, it provides readers with an understanding and appreciation of the complexity and literary artistry of Plato's Republic. McAleer not only unpacks the key overarching questions of the text - What is justice? And Is a just life happier than an unjust life? - but also highlights some fascinating, overlooked passages which contribute to our understa. ER -