Republic
Plato
In The Republic, Greek philosopher Plato puts forth the question: Is it better to be just or unjust? The Republic is one of a series of Socratic Dialogues, or debates, that embrace a central argument. Here, friends and acquaintances of the central speaker, Socrates, debate the existence of justice and ensuing questions such as: What is justice? What laws carry it out? Plato's The Republic embodies logic and rhetoric to address those questions and more.
The main focus of argument in the Republic seeks to determine
