Collins Classics Republic

HarperCollins is proud to present our range of timeless literary classics. I am the wisest man alive, for I know one thing, and that is that I know nothingPlato’s Republic asks what makes a perfect community – and how we can all strive to be the ‘ideal individual’ within it.Written in around 375 BC, Plato uses an imagined dialogue to discuss the meaning of justice; whether the just man is happier than the unjust man; how education and learning should be sought throughout your life; and the nature of existing regimes, and how they could be improved.Based on Socratic principles, Plato’s Republic is a classic, a tome of ground-breaking thought and is regarded as one of the most influential works in the history of philosophy. HarperCollins is proud to present our range of timeless literary classics. Plato's Republic has influenced Western philosophers for centuries, with its main focus on what makes a well-balanced society and individual.