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The Republic
Plato · 1987 · 474 pages
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The Republic is a Socratic dialogue, authored by Plato around 375 BC, concerning justice, the order and character of the just city-state, and the just man. It is Plato's best-known work, and has proven to be one of the world's most influential works of philosophy and political theory, both intellectually and historically.
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Ancient Greece: democracy, war & philosophy
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