- The Blackwell Guide to Plato’s Republic

- Editor: Gerasimos Santas
- Publisher: Blackwell Publishing
- Publication Date: January 23, 2006
- Print Length: 304 Pages
- Product Description
The Blackwell Guide to Plato’s Republic consists of thirteen new essays written by both established scholars and younger researchers with the specific aim of helping readers to understand Plato’s masterwork.
- This guide to Plato’s Republic is designed to help readers understand this foundational work of the Western canon.
- Sheds new light on many central features and themes of the Republic.
- Covers the literary and philosophical style of the Republic; Plato’s theories of justice and knowledge; his educational theories; and his treatment of the divine.
- Will be of interest to readers who are new to the Republic, and those who already have some familiarity with the book.
- About the Editor
UCI (University of California, Irvine) Professor Emeritus of Philosophy, Gerasimos Santas, passed away on June 20, 2021.
Professor Santas was a highly influential philosopher of ancient Greek philosophy, author of The Blackwell Guide to Plato’s Republic (2006), Understanding Plato’s Republic (2010), and numerous articles including “Methods of Reasoning about Justice in Plato’s Republic” (2014).
Gerasimos Santas was born on March 23, 1931. He earned an M.A. and Ph.D. at Cornell University. After teaching briefly at UC Berkeley and Brandeis University, he taught at John Hopkins from 1968-1969. He taught at UC Irvine from 1969 until his retirement in 2014. Professor Santas has long enjoyed a reputation as one of the top interpreters of ethical and social-political theory in the ancient Greeks, especially in Plato but also in Aristotle. His teaching has contributed greatly to the mission of UCI and his sound leadership in his past service of two terms as Department Chair. Professor Santas will be remembered as an internationally respected scholar in Greek philosophy, drawing implications for contemporary moral and political philosophy.
- Reviews
“A judicious mix of new voices and more familiar ones, Santas’ Guide is a terrific resource for students and teachers of Plato’s masterwork. It should command a wide readership and be in every library.” C. D. C. Reeve, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
“This is a splendid collection of essays. The contributors are not content with rehashing old material but demonstrate how it is still possible to engage with the Republic in new and philosophically stimulating ways. It provides a first-rate guide both to the Republic itself and to some of the most exciting developments in its interpretation.” R F Stalley, University of Glasgow
“This is a valuable collection. We should be grateful to Gerasimos Santas, and to each of the contributors to this volume, for the new light they have shed on Plato’s masterpiece.” Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews