{"product_id":"platos-republic-book-viii-jason-kassel-9781968044657","title":"Plato's Republic (Book VIII): A Father-Son Tragedy Across Five-Generations","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn this striking new edition of \u003ci\u003ePlato's Republic, Book VIII\u003c\/i\u003e, political philosophy is recast as tragic poetry. What begins as the fall of a city becomes a deeper story: the collapse of rhythm, memory, and virtue across five generations of fathers and sons. This is not a textbook summary. It is a fully reimagined translation that restores the lost metaphors at the core of Plato's thought-offering a vivid, accessible experience of one of the most pivotal chapters in Western philosophy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEach regime Plato names-Timocracy, Oligarchy, Democracy, Tyranny-is not just a form of government, but the expression of a soul shaped by dissonant rhythm. The son of the Good-Father feels shame. His son fears shame and turns to wealth. His son unchains every desire in the name of freedom. And his son-the fifth generation-becomes the tyrant who slays the Law and enthrones appetite. The city falls not by sword or speech, but by misaligned inheritance. Plato's logic is genealogical, ontological, and musical.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis poetic-structured translation introduces a vivid set of terms-\u003ci\u003eHarmonic-Foundation\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eTonal-Measure-of-the-Good\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eShip-Of-Rhythm\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eRhythm-Dissonance\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eFather-Law\u003c\/i\u003e-to capture Plato's deeper message: that the soul's health is measured not by rule or reason alone, but by inner rhythm. Where other translations flatten the metaphor, this edition brings it fully alive.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePerfect for philosophers, students, educators, dramatists, and poetic readers alike, this book is designed to be spoken aloud, reflected upon slowly, and understood as a living structure. It can be read as a standalone story or as a companion to broader studies of Plato. Its narrative arc follows Greek tragedy, and its symbolic system invites the reader to step into the \u003cb\u003eskēnē\u003c\/b\u003e-the unseen space behind the stage where gods appear, wounds are hidden, and souls are tuned.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is philosophy not as abstraction, but as inheritance, timing, and music.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIncludes\u003c\/b\u003e: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003eFull poetic-narrative translation of Book VIII\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003eGlossary of key symbolic terms\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003eStructural alignment with Greek tragedy\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003eAccessible prose rooted in conceptual fidelity\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart of the \u003ci\u003ePoetic Philosophy Presents\u003c\/i\u003e series\u003c\/b\u003e, this volume aims to reconnect classical thought with contemporary voice-without losing the weight of the original.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBy Plato. Translated by Jason Kassel, PhD.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jason Kassel,Plato\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1968044655\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781968044657\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Recursive Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/25\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 114\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.47lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 10.00h x 7.00w x 0.24d","brand":"Jason Kassel","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48517095063807,"sku":"9781968044657","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_4a464816-0a76-458f-9bea-e93383273ba2.jpg?v=1778729866","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/platos-republic-book-viii-jason-kassel-9781968044657","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}