Plato's 'Republic': An Introduction

It is an excellent book – highly intelligent, interesting and original. Expressing high philosophy in a readable form without trivialising it is a very difficult task and McAleer manages the task admirably. Plato is, yet again, intensely topical in the chaotic and confused world in which we are now living.
Philip Allott, Professor Emeritus of International Public Law at Cambridge University


This book is a lucid and accessible companion to Plato’s Republic, throwing light upon the text’s argum...