Platon's Republic

by Platon . (Photographer)

A collection of unique portraits by British born, New York based, fashion photographer Platon, which includes over 120 photographs constituting a unique and dynamic cross-section through the cult of fame and power. Platon's subjects are all leaders in their field and include Al Pacino, Bill Clinton, Vivienne Westwood, Leonard Cohen and David Beckham. A collection of unique portraits by British born, New York based, fashion photographer Platon. Over 120 photographs have been selected from an enormous range of powerful images taken over the last decade and together they constitute a unique and dynamic cross-section through the cult of fame and power. and sometimes overwhelms, us with images of world-wide importance juxtaposed with frivolity. Platon's Republic replicates the same intense and sometimes surreal experience with portraits of Al Pacino, Bill Clinton, Vivienne Westwood, Leonard Cohen as well as more documentary photographs of Jesse Jackson and Bianca Jagger demonstrating against the death penalty and football supporters. Granted extraordinary access to some of the west's most powerful people, Platon's subjects are all leaders in their field. Whether they are from the TV industry, politicians, actors, fashion designers, writers or musicians, they all wield enormous influence within their arena. Platons' portraits are graphic and intimate, but the unusual angles and revealing expressions are his hallmark.

Genres: Philosophy, Photography, Classics, Nonfiction, Art

240 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 2004

About the author

Librarian Note: There is more than one author by this name in the Goodreads database.

Disambiguated authors:
(0) Platon - Alternate name variant of Plato.
(1) Platon - Photographer (Current Profile)

Reviews

[m0rawsk4 · Rating 2 out of 5]

filozofowie bawią się w simsy

[Mi Universo Literario Writer · Rating 5 out of 5]

¡Muy interesante! Tuve que leer este libro para clase de Filosofía y, aunque me gustó menos que el otro libro de Platón que leí, sin duda lo disfruté. Es una experiencia de lectura de lo más interesante y, por más de que no elegiría aventurarme dentro de estas páginas por mi cuenta, me gustó.

[Riv]

çok işsizler her gun oturup sohbet eden koca koca adamlar but doing nothing abt it

[Michel · Rating 3 out of 5]

Breedbeeld, en portretten. Het zou gemakkelijk zijn om Platon ervan te beschuldigen altijd dezelfde schtick te doen, maar het blijven toch serieus goeie portretten.

Weinig duiding, dat wel. Ik ben voor meer uitleg bij foto's.

[Dmitiry · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great story of idealistic organisation of our civilization, I don't believe how long this dialog took place,

[Barış · Rating 5 out of 5]

It makes you think of different approaches to current way of how people are governed. The fact that people of ancient greek thought processes seems absurd to modern day average intellectual individual is a result of how we are educated at very first years of our lives at primary schools without us even noticing which is how average adults of ancient Greek people questioned many different aspects of their day to day lives. Even without proper understanding of basic sociologic knowledge, Platon still leaves us with an awe with this ideal government system fabricated by pure logical thinking.

[Babar · Rating 1 out of 5]

This is stupid , using deception to force someone pick it.

I thought it was Plato’s work but I end up watching images. Funny library put it in philosophy section. Anyways I was lucky that I didn’t request it to send me at home.

I wish there was a possibility to give negative star

[iham · Rating 5 out of 5]

Un libro que maneja muy bien el concepto de organización política democrática

[Arzu Köz · Rating 4 out of 5]

I m reading that for 3 .rd times

[Emanuela · Rating 5 out of 5]

Amazing.

[Rulo Herrera · Rating 4 out of 5]

Uno de los mejores diálogos, un poco pesado de leer para mi gusto, sin embargo es muy llenador y fructífero. Aquí se expone la Teoría del Alma de Platón.

[Pacificae Inquisitionis · Rating 4 out of 5]

Nie rozumiem ale buja

[RACHAT · Rating 3 out of 5]

It's not about the real Platon.

[Edgar Rossa · Rating 4 out of 5]

Not for everyone

[Alejandro Bunsters · Rating 4 out of 5]

Que pesado Sócrates

[cosy · Rating 3 out of 5]

Po prostu Platon

[Maria Pap · Rating 5 out of 5]

Very progressive book considering it was written many centuries ago. The simile is just 🤌🏻 and the whole book a masterpiece.

[Maya · Rating 5 out of 5]

Um well, classic of all the books about Utopian republic

[Viktor Wistrand · Rating 4 out of 5]

Börjar tro att det vore ganska bra om bara de visa fick bestämma i samhället

[Geri · Rating 4 out of 5]

interesantes diálogos