Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog Project Gutenberg 2012-04-20 Public domain in the USA. 173 Plato -428 -348 Πλάτων Grypares, I. N. (Ioannes N.) 1870 1942 Γρυπάρης, Ιωάννης Gryparis, Ioannis Grypares, Ioannes N. Πολιτεία, Τόμος 2 Republic, Volume 2 Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Republic_(Plato) Wikipedia page about this book: https://el.wikipedia.org/wiki/%CE%A0%CE%BF%CE%BB%CE%B9%CF%84%CE%B5%CE%AF%CE%B1_%CF%84%CE%BF%CF%85_%CE%A0%CE%BB%CE%AC%CF%84%CF%89%CE%BD%CE%B1 Produced by Sophia Canoni. Book provided by Iason Konstantinides. Thanks to George Canonis for his major work in proofreading. "Πολιτεία, Τόμος 2" by Plato is a philosophical text written in the 4th century BC. This work is part of a larger dialogue that explores justice, the ideal state, and the nature of good governance. The text addresses the role of poetry and myth in society, particularly how they influence the education and morals of the citizenry, and critiques the societal values presented through literature. The opening of the text presents a discussion among Socrates and his companions about the impact of poetry and mythology on the character of the youth. Socrates argues for the exclusion of certain themes from poetic works, particularly those that might instill fear of death or glorify negative traits such as greed and cowardice. Instead, he advocates for a portrayal of nobility and virtues in literature to ensure that society's future guardians—its warriors—are taught to value bravery and righteousness. This portion sets the stage for further philosophical inquiries into ethics, education, and the role of art in shaping public life. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/39493/39493-h/images/cover.jpg Reading ease score: 81.2 (6th grade). Easy to read. el Political science -- Early works to 1800 Utopias -- Early works to 1800 Justice -- Early works to 1800 JC Text Browsing: History - General Browsing: Philosophy & Ethics Browsing: Politics Category: Classics of Literature Category: Philosophy & Ethics 456422 2025-06-16T06:37:16.690491 text/html 453455 2012-04-20T13:40:14 text/html; charset=utf-8 228192 2012-04-20T13:40:14 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 234156 2025-06-16T06:37:19.900506 application/epub+zip 239960 2025-06-16T06:37:17.418499 application/epub+zip 189581 2025-06-16T06:37:16.934488 application/epub+zip 390339 2025-06-16T06:37:22.169451 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 379929 2025-06-16T06:37:19.670547 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 329837 2022-09-18T06:27:50.751254 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 450154 2025-06-16T06:37:16.511483 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 449920 2012-04-20T13:40:10 text/plain; charset=utf-8 117620 2012-04-20T13:40:14 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 20475 2025-06-16T06:37:22.316466 application/rdf+xml 15250 2025-06-16T06:37:17.017493 image/jpeg 2490 2025-06-16T06:37:16.975472 image/jpeg 228808 2025-06-16T06:37:16.742535 application/octet-stream application/zip en.wikipedia el.wikipedia