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Open Philosophy LibraryThe RepublicPlato

The Republic

Plato

Plato's Republic asks what justice is and why the just life is better than injustice. Across ten Books, Socrates constructs an ideal city, relates its classes to the parts of…

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Open Philosophy LibraryCritoPlato

Crito

Plato

Set in Socrates' prison shortly before his execution, Plato's Crito examines whether an unjustly condemned person may escape the law. Crito urges his friend to flee for the sake of…

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Open Philosophy LibraryApologyPlato

Plato's Apology presents Socrates' defence at his trial in Athens in 399 BCE. Answering charges of corrupting the young and religious impiety, Socrates explains his practice of questioning supposed experts,…

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Open Philosophy LibraryOn Clemency – Book ILucius Annaeus Seneca

On Clemency – Book I

Lucius Annaeus Seneca

In the first book of On Clemency, Seneca advises the young Emperor Nero that political power becomes admirable only when governed by reason and restraint. Through definitions, historical examples and…

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