The Republic of Plato

Page numbers for the 1888 edition are given in-text printed in red. Stephanus numbers are given in the right margin. Sidenotes are given in the left margin. Things may be different on a small width screen: sidenotes and page numbers are removed, the Stephanus numbers are included in the body of the text in green. This means that most, but not all, internal cross-references should still work. The 1888 edition does not have a Table of Contents. The following listing provides hyperlinks to distinct sections of the work. TABLE OF CONTENTS Preface INTRODUCTION AND ANALYSIS. i Analysis and Introduction, Book I xvi Analysis and Introduction, Book II xxv Analysis and Introduction, Book III xxxix Analysis and Introduction, Book IV lvi Analysis and Introduction, Book V lxix Analysis and Introduction, Book VI lxxx Analysis and Introduction, Book VII xcviii Analysis and Introduction, Book VIII cxv Analysis and Introduction, Book IX cxxxv Analysis and Introduction, Book X cxlvi Other Issues: clxix (I) the Janus-like character of the Republic clxx (IIa) the paradoxes of the Republic: the community of property clxxiv clxxv (IIb) the community of families clxxix (IIc) the rule of philosophers cxciv (IId) the analogy of the individual and the State cxcviii (III) the subject of education cc (IV) differences between ancient and modern politics ccxi (V) comparison of the Politicus and the Laws ccxiv (VI) influence exercised by Plato on his imitators ccxvii (VII) nature and value of political ideals ccxxix (VIII) nature and value of religious ideals ccxxx 1 36 68 107 140 180 214 247 280 307 Index 339 A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z THE REPUBLIC OF PLATO TRANSLATED INTO ENGLISH WITH INTRODUCTION, ANALYSIS MARGINAL ANALYSIS, AND INDEX BY B. JOWETT, M.A. MASTER OF BALLIOL COLLEGE REGIUS PROFESSOR OF GREEK IN THE UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD DOCTOR IN THEOLOGY OF THE UNIVERSITY OF LEYDEN THE THIRD EDITION REVISED AND CORRECTED THROUGHOUT Oxford AT THE CLARENDON PRESS M DCCC LXXXVIII [ All rights reserved ] TO MY FORMER PUPILS IN BALLIOL COLLEGE AND IN THE UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD, WHO DURING FORTY-SIX YEARS HAVE BEEN THE BEST OF FRIENDS TO ME, THIS VOLUME IS INSCRIBED, IN GRATEFUL RECOGNITION OF THEIR NEVER FAILING ATTACHMENT. PREFACE. I N publishing a third edition of the Republic of Plato (originally included in my edition…