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The Republic

428? BCE-348? BCE Plato · Benjamin Jowett

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Published1998
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LanguageEnglish
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Plato's dialogue examines justice, the ideal city-state, and the education of its rulers, developing his theory of forms through conversations led by Socrates. It suits students of philosophy and political theory, in this edition translated by Benjamin Jowett.

428? BCE-348? BCE Plato

Plato was an ancient Greek philosopher active in the 4th and 5th centuries BCE, who wrote philosophical dialogues. He is known for founding the Academy in Athens and for foundational contributions to Western philosophy, including works on ethics, politics, and metaphysics.

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