There are two volumes to this set. Shorey's is the best English translation, bar none - and probably the best translation there is -- Though Robin's French translation is important, as is Apelt's German. They, however, do occasionally get things wrong. But what really makes this Loeb most valuab...
It seems somewhat silly to rate The Republic. Despite what one thinks about the book, it’s impact is unquestionable on Western thought. There is temptation to give it 5 stars with little elaboration to hint at its profound transfer of wisdom or 1 star to show how modern thought has made Plato irre...
For a work of ancient literature and philosophy the ideas are still relevant. I think this is one of the only books I had to reread for comprehension. It's not so much that the ideas are too complex, but the metaphors and allegories are. You can extract new meaning form them time and again.
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