Republic

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Plato

427 BCE – 347 BCE

The philosopher Plato was a citizen of Athens, born into one of the city’s old families. As a child and adolescent, the future philosopher witnessed radical and sometimes horrifying changes in Athens.

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Athens: Map of Ancient City, 5th-2th century BCE.... Contemporaneous Resource

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Plato’s Academy by Salvatore Rose, 1662. Artistic Response

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The Prognostics, by Matthew Paris of St. Albans,... Artistic Response

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The Human Condition, by René Magritte, 1948.... Artistic Response

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The Death of Socrates, Jacques-Louis David, 1787.... Artistic Response

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Twenty-four Dialogues, with marginal scholia (also... Artistic Response

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The Cave: An Adaptation of Plato’s Allegory in Clay... Artistic Response

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Socrates, “In Our Time” BBC broadcast, 2007.... Artistic Response

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The School of Athens, “In Our Time” BBC broadcast,... Artistic Response

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Socrates (plaster cast) by Lysippos. Sculpture from... Contemporaneous Resource

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A.N Whitehead on Plato Artistic Response

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Head of Plato by Silanion. Sculpture from the mid-... Contemporaneous Resource

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The Republic by Plato – A recording, 2009. Lecture

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