{"product_id":"the-republic","title":"The Republic","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"product-description\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"book-information\"\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eBook information\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFormat:\u003c\/strong\u003e Paperback\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMain subject:\u003c\/strong\u003e Ancient Greek and Roman philosophy\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGenre \/ subject:\u003c\/strong\u003e Western philosophy: Ancient, to c 500\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Plato\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAudience:\u003c\/strong\u003e Adults\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eAbout the book\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Republic\u003c\/strong\u003e by Plato is a philosophy book. Plato's Republic is widely acknowledged as the cornerstone of Western philosophy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePresented in the form of a dialogue between Socrates and three different interlocutors, it is an enquiry into the notion of a perfect community and the ideal individual within it. During the conversation other questions are raised: what is goodness; what is reality; what is knowledge? With remarkable lucidity and deft use of allegory, Plato arrives at a depiction of a state bound by harmony and ruled by 'philosopher kings'.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDelivery \u0026amp; pickup:\u003c\/strong\u003e Available from Whimsy and Wonder with New Zealand delivery or Christchurch pickup.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Penguin Random House","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43891390349348,"sku":"B9780140455113","price":23.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0771\/2253\/5460\/files\/penguin-random-house-the-republic-book_c88ff28f-d55e-47a0-a466-4d7563351536.jpg?v=1785750474","url":"https:\/\/whimsyandwonder.co.nz\/products\/the-republic","provider":"Whimsy \u0026 Wonder","version":"1.0","type":"link"}