The Republic of Plato

Contents

 

PART I

 (Book I). Some Current Views Of Justice

 

Chap. I (i. 327-331d). Cephalus. Justice as Honesty in word and deed

II (331e-336 a). Polemarchus. Justice as Helping Friends and Harming Enemies

III (336 b-347 e). Thrasymachus. Justice as the Interest of the Stronger

IV (347 e-354 c). Thrasymachus. Is Injustice more profitable the Justice?

 

Part II

 (Books II-IV, 445 b). Justice in the State and in the Individual

 

V (ii. 357 a-367 e). The Problem stated

VI (367 e-372 a). The Rudiments of Social Organization

VII (372 a-374 e). The Luxurious State

VIII (375 a-376 e). The Guardians� Temperament

IX (376 e-iii. 412 b). Primary Education of the Guardians

 

1 (376 e-iii. 392 c) Censorship of Literature for School Use

2 (392 c-398 b). The Influence of Dramatic Recitation

3 (398 c-400 c). Musical Accompaniment and Metre

4 (400 c-403 c). The Aim of Education in Poetry and Music

5 (403 c-412 b). Physical Training. Physicians and Judges

 

X (412 b-iv. 421 c) Selection of Rulers: The Guardians� Manner of Living

XI (421c-427 c).The Guardians� Duties

XII (427 c-434 d). The Virtues of the State

XIII (434 d-441 c). The Three Parts of the Soul

XIV (441 c-445 b). The Virtues of the Individual

 

Part II

 (Book IV, 445 b-v, 471 c). The position of Women and the Usages of War

 

XV (445 b-457 b). The Equality of Women

XVI (457 b-466 d).Abolition of the Family for the Guardians

XVII (466 d-471 c). Usages of War

 

Part III

 (Book V, 471c-VII). The Philosopher King

 

XVIII (471c-474 b). The Paradox: Philosophers must be Kings

XIX (474b-480). Definition of the Philosopher. The Two Worlds

XX (vi.. 484 a-487 a). The Philosophers fitness to Rule

XXI(487 b-497 a). Why the Philosophic Nature is useless or corrupted in existing society

XXII (497 a-502 c).A Philosophic Ruler is not an Impossibility

XXIII (502 c-509 c). The Good as the Highest Object of Knowledge

XXIV (509 d-511 e). Four Stages of Cognition. The Line

XXV (vii. 514 a-521 b). The Allegory of the Cave

XXVI (521 c-531 c). Higher Education. Mathematics

 

1 (524 d-526c). Arithmetic

2 (526 c-527 c). Geometry

3 (527 d-528 e). Solid Geometry

4(528 e-530 c). Astronomy

5 (530 c-531 c). Harmonics

XXVII (531 c-535 a). Dialectic

XXVIII (535 a-541 b). Programme of Studies

 

Part IV

 (Books VIII-IX). The Decline of Society and of The Soul.

Comparison of the Just and Unjust Lives

 

XXIX (viii. 543 a-550 c). The Fall of the Ideal State.

Timocracy and the Timocratic Man

XXX (550 c-555 b). Oligarchy (Plutocracy) and the Oligarchic Man

XXXI (555 b-562 a). Democracy and the Democratic Man

XXXII (562 a-ix. 576b) Despotism and the Despotic Man

XXXIII (576 b-588 a). The Just and Unjust Lives compared in respect of Happiness

XXXIV (588 b-592 b). Justice, not Injustice, is profitable

 

Part V

 (Book X, 595 a-608 b). The Quarrel Between Philosophy and Poetry

 

XXXV (x. 595 a-602 b).How Representation in Art is related to Truth

XXXVI (602 c-605 c). Dramatic Poetry appeals to the Emotions not to the Reason

XXXVII (605 c-608 b). The Effect of Dramatic Poetry on Character

 

Part VI

 (Book X, 608 c-end). Immortality and The Rewards of Justice

 

XXXIII (608 c-612 a). A Proof of Immorality

XXXIX (612 a-613 e). The Rewards of Justice in this Life

XL (613 e-end). The Rewards of Justice after Death. The Myth of Er