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>writes a book called The Republic
>its about building a totalitarian dystopia
What did he mean by this?
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>>8483448
>a book
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Republic doesnt need to be democratic.
Point in case:USA
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>>8483448
>dystopia
lel
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>>8483452
This.
'Republic' doesn't mean what you think it means; it's Latin for 'public matter', or 'public affairs', so really 'government' (of any kind).
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>>8483448
Just got this. What am I in for? No meme answer pls
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>>8483448
The original title is Πολιτεία (Politeia). Etymologically goes back to the the verb politeuomai (which means the action of a polis (city-state) citizenship or the running of the polis.
So really, 'concerning the running/workings of the city-state'.
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>>8483448
>Totalitarian
>Bad
>Democracy
>Good
You got some growing up to do, kid.
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It's called The Republic because Anglos are retarded when they name Greek shit and they use the Latin names instead.(Πολιτεία -> De Re Publica -> The Republic).
They also do the same thing with Aristotle's On The Soul.(Περὶ Ψυχῆς -> De Anima)
They also did the same with Herakles, e.g used the Latin Hercules.
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>>8483480
why would he write a book with a latin title if he's greek? most people on /lit/ are just talking out of there respective asses and your one of them
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>>8483744
Plato was Roman.
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>>8483744
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>writes a book called Phaidon
>isn't actually about Phaidon
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>>8483744
because the English title is a translation from the Latin translation of the original Greek title?
you fucking dip
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>everyone doing what they're best at
>protected and ruled by well-trained, incorruptible guardians
>focused on the happiness and well-being of the population
sounds p. good to me m8
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>>8483448
>>8483515
I was taught that the original title was "On Justice," whatever the Greek translation of that would be.
Makes sense, since the political philosophy is just an analogy to better understand the nature of a just human soul (according to a surface reading of the text, at least).
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>>8484188
only for the guardian class.
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>>8483448
Read the Bloom version this is covered in the first footnote.
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>>8484928
Thanks friend, I will put this rating by anon on my resume.
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Whenever election season comes around it just makes me think voting was a mistake because the majority of people are idiots and are easily swayed to anything at all.
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>>8484928
what was so bad about my post, care to explain?
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