The Republic
by Plato, translated by Allan Bloom
Plato's dialogue on justice, the soul, education and the ideal city, including the cave. The foundation of Western thought on how to live and govern.
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Three things you will actually use
- Justice is the soul in order.
- Education turns the soul.
- Leave the cave.
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Read Book VII, the allegory of the cave.
Our verdict
The cave and the city.
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