Plato,  428? BCE-348? BCE <br/><br/>
The Republic 

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<br/><br/> There is an improved edition of this title, eBook #55201  Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Republic_(Plato)  Release date is 1994-07-01 
<br/><br/> "The Republic" by Plato is a Socratic dialogue written around 375 BC. Through conversations between Socrates and various Athenians, this influential philosophical work explores the meaning of justice and whether the just person is happier than the unjust. Socrates examines existing governments and proposes a utopian city-state ruled by philosopher-kings. The dialogue also delves into aging, love, the immortality of the soul, and poetry's role in society, creating one of history's most enduring works of philosophy and political theory. (This is an automatically generated summary.) 
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<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Index Terms: </label>Political science -- Early works to 1800 Utopias -- Early works to 1800 Justice -- Early works to 1800 
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>JC