TheRepublic by PlatoMelissa LaneDesmond Lee in Paperback

Plato, alongside Socrates and Aristotle, is a pivotal figure in shaping the intellectual tradition of the Western world. He established the Academy in Athens, the first institution solely dedicated to philosophical research and teaching, paving the way for all modern universities. Desmond Lee was a distinguished tutor of Classics at Corpus Christi College, Cambridge, and later served as President of St. Hughes Hall. Melissa Lane holds a PhD in Philosophy from Cambridge University and is currently a History Faculty member at the same institution, as well as a Fellow of King's College. Her works, including Method and Politics in Plato's Statesman (Cambridge, 1998) and Plato's Progeny: how Plato and Socrates still captivate the modern mind (Duckworth, 2001), highlight the enduring influence of Plato's Republic, the cornerstone of Western philosophy. Presented as a dialogue between Socrates and his interlocutors, the work delves into the concept of an ideal society and the perfect individual within it