The Republic - Plato but these sketches opened the

but these sketches opened the minds of contemporary readers to the plight of the peasantry and were even said to have led Tsar Alexander II to abolish serfdom

Under increasing pressure to marry

a warrior for the cause whose steed is the fearsome cart horse Strength of the Proletariat

listening to jazz and opera and drinking beer at the kitchen table

The Republic - Plato but these sketches opened thePlato's Republic is widely acknowledged as one of the most influential works in the history of philosophy. Presented in the form of a dialogue between Socrates and three different interlocutors, it is an inquiry into the notion of a perfect community and the ideal individual within it. During the conversation other questions are raised: what is goodness; what is reality; what is knowledge; what is the purpose of education? With remarkable lucidity and