The Republic
Plato's dialogue explores justice, the ideal state, and the nature of the good life through Socratic conversation. The allegory of the cave, the theory of forms, and the philosopher-king concept have shaped Western thought for millennia. The work remains central to political philosophy, ethics, and metaphysics.
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