Journal of Philosophical Research

Volume 24, 1999

Odysseus Makridis
Pages 345-364

An Inquiry into Book VI of Plato’s Republic

This essay scrutinizes certain cardinal themes of Book VI of Plato’s Republic. After a brief inquiry into, and defense of the cogency of, the preliminary methodological groundwork for the study of Platonic dialogues and their sections, the essay probes into the VIth book.