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  • By: Plato
  • Narrated by: Ray Childs
  • Length: 11 hrs and 46 mins
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Plato's Republic

By: Plato
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Summary

The Republic poses questions that endure: What is justice? What form of community fosters the best possible life for human beings? What is the nature and destiny of the soul? What form of education provides the best leaders for a good republic? What are the various forms of poetry and the other arts, and which ones should be fostered and which ones should be discouraged? How does knowing differ from believing?

Several characters in the dialogue present a variety of tempting answers to those questions. Cephalus, Polemarchus, Thrasymachus, and Glaucon all offer definitions of justice. Socrates, Glaucon, and Adeimantus explore five different forms of republic and evaluate the merits of each from the standpoint of goodness.

Two contrasting models of education are proposed and examined. Three different forms of poetry are identified and analyzed. The difference between knowing and believing is discussed in relation to the objects of each kind of thinking.

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Exceptional Narration

Many have struggled with how Republic is written, since it's mostly dialogues.
Thus the audio book version, where different characters are narrated by different actors excellently, is the most pleasant way to enjoy the content of Plato's Republic.

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Wonderful performance

This audiobook is like listening to a drama performance, very engaging and enjoyable. Thank you for making this.

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Exactly what I hoped it would be

Even 2,400 years on, the wisdom of Socrates, as expressed by Plato, provides plenty of food for thought on the nature of justice, good & evil, and the ideal society. While some of the views expressed may be rather outdated today (surprise surprise), the logical reasoning and debating skills of Socrates is captivating, and much of the questions of society still resonate today.

Since the book plays as a dialogue between several Athenians, it lends itself perfectly to the audiobook format and the superb narration makes it feel like you're listening to a very natural conversation rather than people reading from a script. You can almost visualise these toga-wearing gentlemen sitting beneath a tree somewhere in 4th century BCE Athens.

Very easy to listen to and very gripping for anyone interested in logical reasoning, debating, philosophy, or society.

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Amazing presentation

The content is timeless, of course.
However, I want to highlight how enjoyable it is to listen to this audiobook. It is not merely narrated like your usual audiobook, but it is presented as a dialogue between different actors. This makes it more natural and easier to follow. I really liked the muffled chuckles and under-breath remarks thrown in!
This must be the best audio version of the material.

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A compelling performance of the work.

Easy to listen to and well performed. Some of these ideas are very hard to get your head around so it's necessary to have them read aloud with correct emphasis.

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EXCEPTIONAL!

If you ever forget that we owe it all to the Greeks this book and Socrates are a great reminder.

A glimpse into the distance Greeks have pushed their thought into what we have the luxury of taking for granted today.

Special note to the narration which as mentioned in the title is EXCEPTIONAL. easily the best narration i have come across.

highly recomend.

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Love it. What translation do I need to read along?

Best version I've found, I recommend all your Platonic dialogues to people. Would love to know what translation you used so I can read along :)

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Amazing narration of a

One of a kind story of human condition, an absolute classic term definer, thanks to this punlication now accessible on a planetary scale. Should not be missed.

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Plato!
Such an insight for the time and very much a great deal to ponder in today's society.

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Wonderful and Addictive

I listened to this a couple of years ago and flew through it in a few weeks. I couldn't believe how enjoyable and gripping it was, I had trouble turning it off even early in the morning and late at night. I'm on my second listen now. Needless to say it's no wonder at all why it's the most popular work of philosophy in the west.

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