In this section-by-section commentary, Benardete argues that Plato's Republic is a holistic analysis of the beautiful, the good, and the just. This book provide

Herodotus has so often been called, since ancient times, the father of history that this title has blinded us to the question: Was the father of history an hist

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With The Tragedy and Comedy of Life, Seth Benardete completes his examination of Plato's understanding of the beautiful, the just, and the good. Benardete first