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 1998-10-01 
<br/><br/>Sue Asscher and David Widger  Sue Asscher and David Widger 
<br/><br/> "The Republic" by Plato is a Socratic dialogue written around 375 BC. Through conversations between Socrates and various Athenians, the work explores the meaning of justice and whether the just person is happier than the unjust. Socrates examines existing forms of government and proposes an ideal city-state ruled by philosopher-kings. The dialogue ranges across profound questions: the nature of the soul, the role of poetry, love, aging, and the purpose of political power itself. (This is an automatically generated summary.) 
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<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Index Terms: </label>Classical literature Political science -- Early works to 1800 Utopias -- Early works to 1800 Justice -- Early works to 1800 
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>JC  PA