The Republic of Plato -- Allan Bloom, Paperback Fiction - Religious and the ending isn't a

and the ending isn't a happy one

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filled with giggle-worthy sight gags

including his best-known tale of a man who wakes up transformed into an insect

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The Republic of Plato -- Allan Bloom, Paperback Fiction - Religious and the ending isn't aThe definitive translation of Plato's Republic, the most influential text in the history of Western philosophy. "To read The Republic as Bloom means it to be read is to question everything we think we know about government, politics, the best human life, and the nature of truth." Adam Kirsch, from the introduction A cornerstone of Western thought, The Republic remains an unmatched exploration of justice in which lofty ideals collide with the