Plato: Republic X

by Plato, John Ferguson (Editor)

Overview

Book X of Plato's Reputblic deals with aesthetic theory, the immortality of the soul, and the destiny of man. This student edition, first published in 1957, contains a substantial Introduction including sections on historical background, Socrates, Plato and the Republic as a whole. There are extensive notes on the Greek text, Appendices on the theory of Forms, Plato's theory of art, the immortality of the soul and myth in Plato, and a Vocabulary.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781853996825
Publisher:	Bloomsbury Academic
Publication date:	06/01/2007
Series:	Greek Texts
Pages:	182
Product dimensions:	5.00(w) x 7.10(h) x 0.50(d)

About the Author

John Ferguson began his career as a junior laboratory technician in the Zoology Department of University College London, where museum preparation and attending lectures as a projectionist was a good grounding in animal biology, anatomy and taxonomy. He then moved on to Imperial College London, where he worked as Chief Technician, before spending time in Kuwait, and also working as a Technical Service Representative back in the UK.