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Plato's Republic is one of the most well-known and widely discussed texts in the history of philosophy, but how might we get to the heart of this work today, 2500 years after it was originally composed? Alain Badiou invents a new genre in order to breathe fresh life into Plato's text and restore its universality. Rather than producing yet another critical commentary, he has retranslated the work from the original Greek and, by making various changes, adapted it for our times. In this innovative reimagining of a classic text, Badiou has removed all references specific to ancient Greek society, from the endless exchanges about the moral courage of poets to those political considerations that were only of interest to the aristocratic elite. On the other hand, Badiou has expanded the range of cultural references: here philosophy is firing on all cylinders, and Socrates and his companions are joined by Beckett, Pessoa, Freud and Hegel. They demonstrate the enduring nature of true philosophy, always ready to move with the times. Moreover, Badiou the dramatist has made the Socratic dialogue a true oratorial contest: in his version of the Republic, the interlocutors have more in mind than merely agreeing with the Master. They stand up to him, put him on the spot and thereby show thought in motion. Through this work of writing, scholarship and philosophy, we are able, for the first time, to read a version of Plato's text which is alive, stimulating and directly relevant to our world today.


The Curious Republic of Gondour and Other Whimsical Sketches The Curious Republic of Gondour and Other Whimsical Sketches

Автор: Марк Твен

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As the title reveals, these stories are a collection of some of Mark Twain's more fanciful and eccentric works. They run the gamut from political commentary to our species' need to "be remembered" somehow. Taken as a whole the stories are "whimsical". Taken individually, they speak the truth in different ways.


La monarchie vengee des attentats des republicains modernes La monarchie vengee des attentats des republicains modernes

Автор: Группа авторов

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Полный вариант заголовка: «La monarchie vengee des attentats des republicains modernes : ou Refutation de l'ouvrage de M. de la Vicomterie, intitule les сrimes des Rois de France / par M. C***».


Lettres sur l'Antlantide de Platon et sur l'ancienne histoire de l'Asie Lettres sur l'Antlantide de Platon et sur l'ancienne histoire de l'Asie

Автор: Jean Sylvain Bailly

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Полный вариант заголовка: «Lettres sur l'Antlantide de Platon et sur l'ancienne histoire de l'Asie / pour servir de suite aux Lettres sur l'origine des sciences, adressees a M. de Voltaire par M. Bailly».


Corona poetica in lode della serenissima republica di Venezia Corona poetica in lode della serenissima republica di Venezia

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Полный вариант заголовка: «Corona poetica in lode della serenissima republica di Venezia : dal medesimo di note illustrata / di Quireno Telpusiaco ; insieme con un poemetto proemiale dello stesso ; colle annotazioni di Agamiro Pelopideo».


Старый мир и Россия : Письма Искандера к редактору Старый мир и Россия : Письма Искандера к редактору "The English Republic" В. Линтону

Автор: Александр Герцен

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