Republic

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Plato's The Republic has influenced Western philosophers for centuries, with its main focus on what makes a well-balanced society and individual.

About the author

One of the most influential and renowned Green philosophers, Plato wrote on topics spanning politics, mathematics, aesthetics and ethics. A student of Socrates and a teacher of Aristotle, Plato founded the Academy in Athens, which is considered the Western world’s first institution of higher learning.