Plato · 375 BC
The Republic
IntermediatePhilosophyPoliticsAncient Greece
Why read it
More than a political tract — Plato's dialogue is really an extended argument about what justice is, both in a city and in a soul. The cave allegory alone has shaped how the West thinks about knowledge and illusion for 2,400 years. Start with the Allegory of the Cave if you want a way in.