The Plato 428? BCE-348? BCE creator Jowett, Benjamin 1817-1893 text utu 1994 monographic en 1 online resource : multiple file formats "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.) 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 Original publication data not identified Political science -- Early works to 1800 Utopias -- Early works to 1800 Justice -- Early works to 1800 JC Original publication data not identified https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/150 https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/150 UtSlPG 260607 20260610133028.0 150