PLATO: Republic (The) (Unabridged)

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The Republic (more info)
Composed by: Plato
Bruce Alexander, reader
Produced by: Soames, Nicolas


1. 'I Went Down To Piraeus Yesterday With Glaucon' - 4:22
2. 'With Pleasure, Cephalus' - 3:54
3. 'What Would You Say Is The Greatest Benefit You Have Derived From Your Possession Of Great Wealth?' - 2:19
4. Polemarchus 'Inherits The Discussion' On The Definition Of Justice - 3:10
5. 'All Right Then. When People Are Unwell...' - The Just Man - 9:44
6. Thrasymachus Takes Control Of The Argument - 5:16
7. Thrasymachus: 'Some Cities Are Tyrannies, Some Are Democracies And Others Aristocracies' - 5:07
8. Socrates: 'It's Neither Here Nor There, Polemarchus,' I Said - 8:18
9. Glaucon Puts The Argument For Injustice - 3:58
10. Socrates Defends Justice - 7:16
11. Glaucon: The Legend Of Gyges The Lydian - 3:26
12. Socrates: 'The Origin Of A City Lies...In That We Are Not, Any Of Us, Self-Sufficient' - 7:09
13. Socrates: 'In Which Case, Where Exactly Are Justice And Injustice To Be Found In It' - 4:53
14. The Origin Of War And The Need For Guardians - Soldiers - 7:30

The Republic (more info)
Composed by: Plato
Bruce Alexander, reader
Produced by: Soames, Nicolas


1. Socrates: Which Of These People Are To Rule, And Which To Be Ruled?' - 6:03
2. The Full Guardians And The Auxilaries, The Defenders Of The Rulers' Beliefs - 0:43
3. The Phoenician Story And The Training Of The Auxiliaries - 9:21
4. The Four Elements Of A City Which Is Wholly Good: Wisdom, Courage, Self-Discipline And Justice - 0:58
5. Wisdom - 3:15
6. Courage - 0:42
7. Self-Discipline - 5:19
8. Justice - 3:12
9. The Role Of The Classes In Society - The Skilled Worker Or Businessman; The Warriors; The Guardian, - 3:40
10. The Rational And The Spirited - 6:04
11. Socrates: 'Which Is More Profitable: Just Actions, Good Behaviour...Or Unjust Actions And Being Unju - 3:11
12. Adeimantus Raises The Question Of The Role Of Women In Society - 9:41
13. Socrates Continues The Discussion - 4:49
14. The Situation Of Children - 3:50
15. Socrates: 'The Greatest Good...And The Greatest Evil...In The Organisation Of Our City' - 5:30
16. On Campaign With The Children - 5:54
17. The Treatment Of The Enemy - Enslavement? - 5:55

The Republic (more info)
Composed by: Plato
Bruce Alexander, reader
Produced by: Soames, Nicolas


1. A Model Of Justice And A Model Of Injustice - 3:21
2. Socrates: 'There Is No End To Suffering...Unless Either Philosophers Become Kings...Or Kings...Becom - 3:48
3. The Training Of The Rulers - 2:13
4. Glaucon: 'Yes, He Said. 'It Is A Good Idea To Find That Out' - 2:56
5. Socrates: '...The Most Important Branch Of Study Is The Form Or Character Of The Good' - 4:52
6. The Faculty Of Sight - 3:09
7. Socrates: 'This Is What You Must Take Me To Mean By The Child Of The Good' - 4:36
8. The Ruler Of What Can Be Understood And The Ruler Of What Can Be Seen - 7:07
9. The Metaphor Of The Community In The Cave - 9:03
10. Returning To Everyday Life After The Contemplation Of The Divine - 3:51
11. 'In Which Case, Glaucon, You Should Bear In Mind' - 4:05
12. The Agreed Characteristics Of The City - 1:23
13. The Four Regimes Of Rule: The Cretan Or Spartan (Honour-Loving - Timocracy), Oligarchy, Democracy, T - 4:02
14. Timocracy Or Timarchy - 7:28
15. I Imagine The Next Regime...Oligarchy - 7:08

The Republic (more info)
Composed by: Plato
Bruce Alexander, reader
Produced by: Soames, Nicolas


1. Democracy - 5:15
2. '...That Leaves Us With The Task Of Describing...Tyranny' - 8:21
3. Socrates: 'What Prompts The Change From Champion To Tyrant?' - 9:41
4. The Verdict: 'The Best...Is The One Who Is Most Kingly, The One Who Is King Over Himself' - 1:27
5. A Second Proof - The Three Parts Of The Soul: Pleasure, Desire, Rule - 3:36
6. 'Here Are Three Men...' - 3:39
7. Glaucon: 'Explain, please, Why Pleasure Is A Shadow-Picture' - 3:12
8. Socrates: ' Do You Know What Sort Of Thing These Pleasures And Pains Are Then' - 6:20
9. Socrates: 'A Great Prize Is At Stake, Glaucon...For Being Good Rather Than Bad' - 3:48
10. The Tale Of Er, The Son Of Armenius - 5:05
11. A New Journey To The Light - And Eight Whorls - 4:12
12. '..When They Arrived They Had To Go Immediately Before Lachesis' - 2:21
13. Choice: The Middle Way - 4:35
14. 'This Choice Of Lives Among The Various Souls...' - 4:08
15. Socrates: 'Practise Justice With Wisdom' - 1:20

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