The Plato 428? BCE-348? BCE creator Jowett, Benjamin 1817-1893 text utu 1998 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, 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.) 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 Sue Asscher and David Widger Original publication data not identified Classical literature Political science -- Early works to 1800 Utopias -- Early works to 1800 Justice -- Early works to 1800 JC PA Original publication data not identified https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/1497 https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/1497 UtSlPG 260607 20260610133045.0 1497