Angie Hobbs, Plato’s Republic, Ladybird Expert Book Series, 34, Penguin, 2019, 56 pages. ISBN: 9780718188528
– Why do humans form societies and what is needed for them to thrive?
– How can women’s potential be actualized?
– How can we protect ourselves from demagogues and tyrants?
Written by distinguished philosopher and professor Angie Hobbs, Plato’s Republic explores the age-old dilemma: Why should I be just? What is a just society, and how can it be created?
The book explains the context and introduces the most important topics that Plato’s Republic covers.
About the author
Angie Hobbs is Professor of the Public Understanding of Philosophy at the University of Sheffield. She is a Honorary Patron of The Philosophy Foundation, a Member of the World Economic Forum Global Future Council on Values, Ethics and Innovation for the 2018-9 term. She was also a judge at the 2019 Man Booker International Prize.
