{"product_id":"a-guide-to-platos-republic-daryl-rice-9780195112849","title":"A Guide to Plato's Republic","description":"\u003cem\u003eA Guide to Plato's Republic\u003c\/em\u003e provides an integral interpretation of the \u003cem\u003eRepublic\u003c\/em\u003e which is accessible even to readers approaching Plato's masterwork for the first time. Written at a level understandable to undergraduates, it is ideal for students and other readers who have little or no background in philosophy or political theory. Rice anticipates their inevitable reactions to the \u003cem\u003eRepublic\u003c\/em\u003e and treats them seriously, opening the way to an appreciation of the complexities of the text without oversimplifying it. \u003cbr\u003e While many books on the \u003cem\u003eRepublic\u003c\/em\u003e never stray far from explicating Plato's text, this work contrasts Plato's responses to perennial issues in philosophy and political theory with those of several key subsequent thinkers. It uses engaging examples to show the continuing relevance of Plato's arguments and introduces some basic vocabulary of philosophy and political theory, going beyond terse dictionary definitions by illustrating what technical terms mean in the context of Plato's work. \u003cbr\u003e The author's interpretative posture is appreciative but respectfully critical of Plato's vision. Stressing the relationship between Plato's politics and metaphysics, Rice argues that Plato's reluctance to accept the reality and consequences of finitude accounts for much of what many readers find objectionable in his politics. \u003cbr\u003e Lively, relatively brief, and designed to provoke discussion in the classroom, \u003cem\u003eA Guide to Plato's Republic\u003c\/em\u003e is ideal for political theory and introduction to philosophy courses as well as other courses that assign the \u003cem\u003eRepublic\u003c\/em\u003e as a primary text.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Daryl Rice\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0195112849\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780195112849\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Oxford University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/11\/1997\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 160\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.43lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.44h x 5.40w x 0.53d","brand":"Daryl Rice","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46465457815807,"sku":"9780195112849","price":96.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_2fd7eccc-0002-4826-8318-4efcc19dc235.jpg?v=1736346308","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/a-guide-to-platos-republic-daryl-rice-9780195112849","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}