The Republic (Translated by Benjamin Jowett with an Introduction by Alexander Kerr) Paperback – February 22, 2016

I haven't read 'the Republic' since high school & find it's even more pertinent in today's political insanity than it was when I was growing up. I found it amazing then, I find it positively electric now. If today's students & democratically inclined adults read this, mentally changing the character names to those of modern history they'll think it was just written over the past few decades. It speaks of the inequity between the top 1% & the rest of us, the tyranny of money & the steps a tyrant will take to keep his power. Plato also makes it absolutely clear that democracy is fragile & can be lost by inattention & complacency.

A long time ago I tried to read this. I now have more time and can appreciate it more.

What's not to like, including the most excellent introduction section.

Perfect read for intelligent people.

I was happy with this free translation as a non-classics expert. Worth the read for everyone!

Plato's classic political treatise.

I was astonished that this book seemed to be printed on demand. Imagine: Plato on demand. But it was too hard to read. The "chapter" (i.e., paragraph) numbers were missing, as well.

The translation is modern speak, not reflecting the philosophical style of ancient Greece. Sanitized for kids, "servant" replacing the term "slave". Wilder publications even placed a caution at the beginning how modern views of gender, etc have changed. Could not get pass the first page. I just reordered a true rendering of this classic and I have tossed this one in the trash.