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Translated by John Llewelyn Davies and David James Vaughan. With an Introduction by Stephen Watt.The ideas of Plato (c429-347BC) have influenced Western philosophers for over two thousand years. Such is his importance that the twentieth-century philosopher A.N. Whitehead described all subsequent developments within the subject as foot-notes to Platos work. Beyond philosophy- he has exerted a major influence on the development of Western literature- politics and theology.The Republic deals with the great range of Platos thought- but is particularly concerned with what makes a well-balanced society and individual. It combines argument and myth to advocate a life organized by reason rather than dominated by desires and appetites. Regarded by some as the foundation document of totalitarianism- by others as a call to develop the full potential of humanity- the Republic remains a challenging and intensely exciting work....