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Great Books Club: Plato's Republic

The resources on this guide are intended to assist in understanding Plato's greatest work, The Republic. The Republic is the Great Books Club reading for the Spring 2022 semester.

Text of Book V

Plato, The Republic : Book V
This text is from Benjamin Jowett's translation (1888) and has been made available by MIT.

Audio version of Book V (in three parts)

Aids to Understanding Book V