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2. Republic (Plato) - Wikipedia

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   The Republic is specifically attacked in Starship Troopers. The arachnids can be seen as much closer to a Republic society than the humans. [46] The film The Matrix models Plato's Allegory of the Cave. [47] In fiction, Jo Walton's 2015 novel The Just City explored the consequences of establishing a city-state based on the Republic in practice.

3. Jean Bodin - Wikipedia

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   Jean Bodin's best-known work was "The Six Books of the Republic" (Les Six livres de la République), written in 1576. [37] The discussion regarding the best form of government which took place in those years around the St. Bartholomew's Day massacre (1572) gave the inspiration.

4. Analogy of the Sun - Wikipedia

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   The analogy of the Sun (or simile of the Sun or metaphor of the Sun) is found in the sixth book of The Republic (507b–509c), written by the Greek philosopher Plato as a dialogue between his brother Glaucon and Socrates, and narrated by the latter. Upon being urged by Glaucon to define goodness, a cautious Socrates professes himself incapable ...

5. American Creation - Wikipedia

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   American Creation: Triumphs and Tragedies at the Founding of the Republic is a 2007 non-fiction book written by American historian Joseph Ellis and published by Alfred A. Knopf, examining the successes and failures of the Founding Fathers.

6. Destiny of the Republic - Wikipedia

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   Millard's book received positive reviews upon publishing by organizations such as The New York Times, [7] The Washington Times, [8] and The Seattle Times. [9]Del Quentin Wilber of The Washington Post said of the book, "Millard has crafted a fresh narrative that plumbs some of the most dramatic days in U.S. presidential history."

7. Ship of State - Wikipedia

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   The Ship of State is an ancient and oft-cited metaphor, famously expounded by Plato in the Republic (Book 6, 488a–489d), which likens the governance of a city-state to the command of a vessel.

8. Stephanus pagination - Wikipedia

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   Volume 1, Page 142 of the 1578 Stephanus edition of Plato, showing the opening of Theaetetus. Stephanus pagination is a system of reference and organization used in modern editions and translations of Plato (and less famously, Plutarch [citation needed]) based on the three-volume 1578 edition [1] of Plato's complete works translated by Joannes Serranus (Jean de Serres) and published by ...

9. The History of Rome (Mommsen) - Wikipedia

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   The chronology of the contents of his five 'books' (in his first three volumes) are in brief: Roman Senate (Cicero attacking Catilina, 63 BCE). 19th-century fresco in Italian Senate at Palazzo Madama. Book I, Roman origins and the Monarchy; Book II, the Republic until the Union of Italy; Book III, the Punic Wars and the East;