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Firpsutb li2s0h0e0d Prinitnteh Uden itKeidn gdatotmh U en ivePrrsesiCastm,yb ridge TypeMfoancoet Eyhpreh ardptt S.9y .s5t/Que1am2r kXP™ re[sssE] Ac atalogfuoterh biroseio acskvo aridfrl o'!'at bhlBeer iLtiibsrha ry LibroafCr oyn gCraetsasl ioPngu ubilnigdc aattai on Plato. [Republic. English] Three pu/bP llia;cet doi btyGe .dR .F. F err;ta rrain sblyTa otmGe rdi ffith. p.c m-.( Cambritdegxeit tnsh h ei stoofpr oyl itthiocaulg ht) Incliunddeesx . ISB0-N5 21-48(4p4bk3IS)-B-xN0- 521-48(1h7ar3db-a2c k) 1P.o listciiceanlc weo-rEtka1osr8 l0y0U .t o2p.i awso-rEtkao1sr 8 l01y0F. .e rrari, G.R .F.( GiovRa.F.n )nn .Gi r iffiTtohm,III. .T itIlVSe.e. ri es JC73152. 0P00 32'1. 07-d0c02-10 24471 ISBoN5 2418 127h 3ar dback ISBoN5 2418 44x3p aperback Contents Translparteofra'cse pavgei i Editporre'fsa ce IX Introduction XI ThTeh irty XI Faction Xlll A Sparuttaonp ia? XIV Thpeh iloasonptdhh keeir n g xvm A poliwtoircka?l xxn Ciatnysd o ul XXV Mathemaantmdie ctsa physics XXIX A guitdofe u rrtehaedri ng xxxn Prindcaitpeasl xxxvm Abbrevainacdto inovnesn tions xii Editsoyrn'oospfT s hiRese public xiii ThRee public I Boo1k I Book2 37 Book3 71 Book4 III Boo5k 144 Book6 186 Book7 220 Book8 252 Book9 285 Boo1k0 313 Glossary 346 Index 368 V Translparteofra'cse If yotue plelo pyloaeur ter ansPllaattRioen'pgsu t bhlqeiu ce,st thieoyn almoisntv araisaikbs' l Wyh yS?u retlhyea rrepe l enoftt yr anslations alreTahdaeyn .s'wi efasri rsliym pFlowerh. a treevaesrPo lnac,th oot soe puhti psh ilostohpohuiigcnhda tilsa lfoorgmua,en Idb elitehwvahete n hed isdoh ,ei ntetnhdeedsdie a lotgosu oeulsni dck oen versMaatyiboe ns. nostt raighetv�eorrcywodanarvyde ,r sbaucttoi novnesr,ns oanteitohnes­ leAsnsdi.i t ss t tirlutleh ,o.ut ghhih nagvisem proivnre edcy eenattr hsa,t thearreme a ntyr ansloafPt liawothnoes yr oecu a nnroetaac d o mplete pagwei thcooumti ancgr ossosm etwhhiincngh oE nglish-speaking perswoonue lvdes rao yre, v hearv sea iSdoi. nb alantchcieon ngfl icting I demanodfts ht er anslhaatvtoerr it,eog d i tvhehe i ghpersitow riitthy , I onlafy e ewx cepttoti horene sq,u irtehmwaehtna wttr ostheo suoludn d I liakc eo nverTshadeta inoginent.r h siisn,ac men oatp rofesPsliaotnoa l I schowlaatsrh i,ant t r ytimon agk iest o ucnodn versmaitgichootnm amli t mysteloaf ni nterpwrheitrcaahtcn io ounnt tote hareg raeneaddc cepted I vieowfts h owsheow ersec hoTlhaarbtse .is nog,h avbee eenx ception­ I alfolryt untaoht aevh eaJ do hFne rraasmr yai c ademmiincd ewro.u ld nevhearvu en dertthapekr eonjw eictthh oieusnt c ouraagnegdmu eanrt­ I antoefhe e lapns du prptAo.n do nceem baroknie tdfo, u nhdi rme ady anwdi lltiogn iguv peh ugaem ouonfht ists i mteot htea osfvk e ttmiyn g eardlrya -fatl sa bortiaoswukhs i icnhv orlevaeddti hnwegh otleex t agaitnhGsert e eflka,g gtihnhegu ndr(eldist eorfpa alslswyah)ge ehrsee I dindo atg rweietw hh ahta wdr itetxepnl,ai inpn riencdgie stweah ihyle disagarne(deb dl,he ismss) u ggeasnta ilntge rinnea atciahvn eedv ery instHainiscn efl.u einssct er onignte hsoptsa es swahgeetrshe te r ansla­ tioonfk etye rhmasbs e etnhs eu bjoefmc utc chr itdiicsaclub susti on, vu Transplraetfoarc'es theirnseo p aorftt hter atnisw�lhnai hcahns o bte nefiitmemde asurably fromh icso mmeandtvsai,nc sdeu egsgtiaonnidsst ,h oublesd e etnoa, vercyon sideexrtaeabnsaljt eo, i enfftor ratt thheamrni nael oInhtea .s beeanne normloaubsfoo ruh ri ma,n Ida mg reaitnhl idyse bfotrp er­ formiintg. TOMG RIFFITH Editporre'fsa ce Thet houogfth rta nsPllaatRtieonp'gus ib nslo iutcn litkoce rlotysh se minodfa nPyl atoWnhiesntei.vct er ro smsienIded ,i smiifistrs medl y. Tomoa nsyc hoglhaorhslotyvs e arbeoidutt tse txotmo,a ny pliutrfaklelds one veprayga en,td h iem possoifsb aitliiastlfoylyft i hrneeg a daelorlfs thtei mweao sn tloyeo a tsaoyn ticTihepnIad ties.c oTvoemGr reidffi th's remartkraabnlseol fPa ltaiStoyonm' pso sainusdma t,wh tahte croeu ld aftaelbrlea r ·o folrem ei np roduanc eitwnr ga nsolfta hRteei pounab lic, technaidcvairlso,ola renyt,d h tahtee ff owrotu blerd e pmaaindty i mes oveIhr a.hv aetd h per ivoifel xecgeep tioendailtclooyrl ilcaallbo osrea tion witTho ma sh itsr anstloasothkia oapnneh d,ec o-opweirutanht faeidl ­ inign telligeannctdea ,Fc otapr.lma lytr ieelnecenedt ilotefdis enstg a ils, the trarnesmlaeaistnsiseo nhnti iIsha .al vcleoy n trtihbieun tterdo duc­ tion,a nnodot thaeensrc, i mlaltae-rrayilo alfwl h ihcahbv een efrfiotme d Tom's scrutiny. 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