A Socratic Introduction to Plato`s Republic by Peter Kreeft - 9781587318283

A Socratic Introduction to Plato`s RepublicAuthor(s): Peter Kreeft\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: St Augustine's Press, United States\nImprint: St Augustine's Press\nISBN-13: 9781587318283, 978-1587318283\nSynopsis\nThis book is designed for three classes of people:\n\nBeginners who want an introduction to philosophy;\nThose who have already had an introduction to philosophy and who would like to see it in action now applied to a great book written by a great philosophy, but who have never read Platos Republic, the most famous and influential philosophy book ever written;\nThose who have read Platos Republic before but did not understand its deepest significance.\n\nWhy is Plato the best introduction to philosophy?\nPeter Kreeft has taught philosophy for over 50 years, including one section of a course for beginners every semester. He has tried just about everything possible, and a few new things that are impossible. He has experimented with every one of the many alternative methods a.