Republic

"e;What is justice-and is it better to be just than unjust?"e;This is the question that launches one of the most influential intellectual journeys in history. In The Republic, Plato constructs a "e;city in speech"e; (Kallipolis) to examine the nature of the perfect society and the perfect individual. Through a series of rigorous and challenging dialogues, he explores the radical idea of the Philos...