Justice in a person and a city › Further Reading
Michael BrenndoerferOctober 22, 20261 min read
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- Plato, *Republic* (translated by G.M.A. Grube, revised by C.D.C. Reeve, or by Allan Bloom). The primary text in accessible modern translations with helpful introductions.
- Julia Annas, *An Introduction to Plato's Republic*. A clear and philosophically sophisticated guide to the dialogue's main arguments.
- C.D.C. Reeve, *Philosopher-Kings: The Argument of Plato's Republic*. A detailed analysis of the dialogue's structure and central claims.
- Karl Popper, *The Open Society and Its Enemies, Vol. 1*. The classic critique of Plato as a totalitarian thinker, controversial but essential reading.
- Iris Murdoch, *The Fire and the Sun: Why Plato Banished the Artists*. A novelist-philosopher's examination of Plato's hostility to art.