Acknowledgments
Translator's Introductions
Further Reading
Note on the Translation

Part I: Introduction (327)
1. Prelude
2. The Conventional View of Justice Developed
3. Thrasymachus and the Rejection of Conventional Morality
i. First Statement and Criticisms
ii. Second Statement and Final Refutation
4. Adeimantus and Glaucon Restate the Case for Injustice
i. Glaucon
ii. Adeimantus

Part II: Preliminaries (367)
1. First Principles of Social Organization
2. Civilized Society
3. Qualities Required in the Guardians

Part III: Education: The First Stage (376)
1. Secondary or Literary Education
The Need for Suitable Literature
Current Literature Unsuitable
i. Theologically
ii. Morally
Requiremtents
iii. Formal
vi. Musical
2. Physical Education

Part IV: Guardians and Auxiliaries (412)
1. The Three Classes and Their Mutual Relations
2. The Rulers' and Auxiliaries' Way of Life
3. Final Provisions for Utility

Part V: Justice in State and Individual (427)
1. Justice in the State
2. The Elements in Mental Conflict
3. Justice in the Individual
4. Conclusion

Part VI: Women and the Family (499)
1. The Status of Women
2. Marriage and the Family
3. The Rules of War

Part VII: The Philosopher Ruler (471)
1. The Ideal and the Actual
2. Definition of the Philosopher
i. The Philosopher and the Two Orders of Reality
ii. The Qualities of Character Required in the Philosopher
3. The Prejudice against Philosophy
4. The Philosopher Ruler not Impossible
5. The Good as Ultimate Object of Knowledge
6. The Divided Line
7. The Simile of the Cave

Part VIII: Education of the Philospher (521)
1. Preliminary
2. The Five Mathematical Studies
3. Dialectic
4. Selection and Curriculum

Part IX: Imperfect Societies (543)
1. Recalitulation
2. Timarchy
3. The Timarchic Character
4. Oligarchy
5. The Oligarchic Character
6. Democracy
7. Democratic Character
8. Tyranny
9. The Tyrannical Character
10. The Types of Character and their Degrees of Happpiness
11. Conclusion

Part X: Theory of Art (595)
1. Art and Illusion
2. The Appeal of Art and Poetry
3. The Effects of Poetry and Drama

Part XI: The Immortality of the Soul and the Rewards of Goodness (608)
1. The Soul Immortal
2. The Rewards of Goodness in this Life
3. The Myth of Er

Appendix I: The Philosophical Passages in the Republic
Appendix II: The Spindle of Necessity
Notes
References and Sources