The Republic
The Republic By Plato Preview Plato's Republic is a classic work of political philosophy portrayed as a Socratic dialogue which spans ten books in total. It delves into the concepts of justice and governance and also throws light on the relationship of the individual with the community in which he or she lives in. About the Author Plato was a Greek Philosopher, widely considered to be the greatest and most influential Political Philosophers of all time. He was a student of Socrates and the teacher of Aristotle. He founded what can be called as the first institution of higher learning in Athens called the Academy . What to expect? An insight into justice and society Plato is perhaps the most famous philosopher of all time in the western world. In this book, Plato reproduces a Socratic lecture which delves into the key attributes of a civilized and ju...