# The Republic

by [Plato](https://localbooks.app/authors/plato)

- Genres: [Politica](https://localbooks.app/genres/society/politics), [Storia antica](https://localbooks.app/genres/history/ancient-history)
- Set in: [Pireo, Attica, Grecia](https://localbooks.app/places/gr/attica/piraeus); [Atene, Attica, Grecia](https://localbooks.app/places/gr/attica/athens)
- Audience: Adult

## Description

At a festival in the harbor town of Piraeus, Socrates is pressed to say whether justice is worth having for its own sake. To answer, he and his friends build an imaginary city from the ground up, complete with philosopher-rulers, a shared education and the famous cave.

## Where to buy

- [Project Gutenberg (ebook)](https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/1497)

Read a free sample: https://localbooks.app/books/the-republic/read/1 (12 chapters, 217116 words)

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