The Republic of Plato (Classic Reprint)

Excerpt from The Republic of Plato I have' felt some hesitation as to the right course to take in citing the MS where its reading is preferred and agrees with that of F. Professor Burnet's article in the Classical Review Vol. XVI p. 98 ff. Called forth an acknow ledgment from the editor (classical Review Vol. XVI p. 215 ff.) that F and 7/ were of the same family, and that, as F is the older member, it should be cited in preference to 7/ wherever the two agree. If this were done, however, it would have been necessary to re-write the last paragraph on p. Xii of the Introduction, and also note 3 on the same page. I have been unwilling to make so great an alteration in the editor's work, and have therefore cited both mss in all cases where F and 7) have a common reading, which is preferred to that of A. The slight additions to the Introduction involved by this change are indicated by square brackets on pp. Xii and xiii. The corrections of the text have necessitated the omission of some passages in the list on p. Xvii, where the reading of Al was originally adopted, but that of A2 was substituted in the large edition. Otherwise the Intro duction is unchanged, with the exception of the additions mentioned above. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.