Plato: The Republic (Cambridge Texts in the History of Political Thought) by Plato, G. R. F. Ferrari, Tom Griffith

Plato: The Republic (Cambridge Texts in the History of Political Thought) Plato, G. R. F. Ferrari, Tom Griffith ebook
ISBN: 052148443X, 9780521484435
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Page: 436
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