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The Republic

by OpenStories

Original author: Plato

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"The Republic" by Plato is a Socratic dialogue written around 375 BC. Through conversations between Socrates and various Athenians, this influential philosophical work explores the meaning of justice and whether the just person is happier than the unjust. Socrates examines existing governments and proposes a utopian city-state ruled by philosopher-kings. The dialogue also delves into aging, love, the immortality of the soul, and poetry's role in society, creating one of history's most enduring works of philosophy and political theory.

The Republic, by Plato. Republished by OpenStories from Project Gutenberg eBook #150.

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15 Chapters

  1. 1.Front Matter1,556 words
  2. 2.Book I: and the first half of Book II down to the paragraph beginning,4,832 words
  3. 3.Book I: Socrates - Glaucon (1)8,584 words
  4. 4.Book I: Socrates - Glaucon (2)3,270 words
  5. 5.Book II: Socrates - Glaucon11,171 words
  6. 6.Book III: Socrates - Adeimantus (1)8,605 words
  7. 7.Book III: Socrates - Adeimantus (2)4,685 words
  8. 8.Book IV: Adeimantus - Socrates10,956 words
  1. 9.Book V: Socrates - Glaucon - Adeimantus (1)8,629 words
  2. 10.Book V: Socrates - Glaucon - Adeimantus (2)4,722 words
  3. 11.Book VI: Socrates - Glaucon11,400 words
  4. 12.Book VII: Socrates - Glaucon11,065 words
  5. 13.Book VIII: Socrates - Glaucon10,694 words
  6. 14.Book IX: Socrates - Adeimantus8,516 words
  7. 15.Book X: Socrates - Glaucon11,299 words