From the day we did the assignment regarding Plato and Mencius, I have been thinking about reading the former's famous book "The Republic". However, I was too lazy to go to the library to get the book,until now. So,I looked it up online,saw a bunch of available copies in College Library (the nearest to my dorm) and went up there on Sunday evening.
I am pretty used to looking up books from a vast collection, as I did A LOT of that for my Botany paper last semester (I got a miserly B). So I jotted down the details earlier; College Library Main Collection, 1st Floor, West, Room 1191. I found the room easily, as I pretty much just had to turn left as I entered the building. The next step was the call number-JC71P352007, and once I located the correct shelves ,it was a matter of minutes before a found a stack of Republics. I chose the one by Penguin Classics, as through experience I thought they would be the easiest to read and understand. The book I picked was flanked by another copy of "The Republic" by Cambridge press (looked freakishly academic) and the "Interpretation of Plato's Republic" by Murphy.
So I took the book with the SOLE intention of finishing up on this blog assignment. But as I type this with the book laying so tantalizingly close to me, I'm thinking about reading this book after all. Look's like this trip to the library would be a success!
Lee, Desmond. Plato The Republic. England: Clays Ltd, St Ives plc, 2007
Call number:JC71P352007
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