Books by John Russon

* Interprets Plato's Republic in light of the political and cultural history of Greece. * Identifies money as a distinctive and decisive theme in the Republic. * Reveals how the image of the divided line in the Republic is a compelling account of knowledge as existential transformation. * Demonstrates how and way democracy and its problems are inescapable features of political life.

Uses the theme of reading to clarify the methods, premises, evidence, reasoning, and conclusions developed in Hegel's seminal text. This title considers the rich relevance of Hegel's philosophy to understanding other key Western philosophers, such as Aristotle, Descartes, Kant, Husserl, Heidegger, and Derrida.