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Key Literary Elements • The Author and His Times • Some Basics about the Book • Socrates as a Teacher • Form and Style
The Dialogue-Summaries with Notes
Book I • What are the Current Views on Justice? • Speaking the Truth and Paying One's Debts (327a-331d) • Helping Friends and Harming Enemies (331e-336a) • The Advantage of the Stronger (336b-347e) • Injustice is More Profitable Than Justice (347e-354c) Book II • Justice Writ Large • Statement of the Problem (357a-367e) • Origins and Needs of the State (367e-374d) • The Excellence and Education of Guardians (374e-383c) Book III • The Basic Education of the Guardians • Proper Musical Training (386a-403c) • Physical Training (403c-412b) • The Selection of Rulers (412b-414b) • The Myth of the Metals 414c-417b) Book IV • Justice Discovered • The Happy State (419c-427c) • Virtues of the State (427c-434d) • The Virtues of the Individual (434d-445e) Book V • Women, Wives, Warfare, and Philosphers • The Equality of Women (451c-457c) • The Communal Family (457d-466c) • The Etiquette of War (466d-471e) • Philosopher as Kings (472a-476a) • The Theory of Forms (476b-480a) Book VI • The Philosopher King • Attributes of True Philosophers (484a-487a) • Why Philosophers are Considered Bad Sorts (487b-497a) • The Possibility of Philosopher Kings (497a-502c) • The Idea of the Good (502d-509c) • The Divided Line (509d-511c) Book VII • The Higher Education of the Guardians • The Allegory of the Cave (514a-521b)
A Step Beyond Tests and Answers • Test 1 • Test 2 • Answers - Test 1 • Answers - Test 2
Term Paper Ideas • Term Paper Ideas
Reference • Glossary • The Critics • Advisory Board • Bibliography • The Author's Other Works
