Plato's Republic
The following chapters are abridged from Plato's The Republic, as translated by Jowett.
Persons of the Dialogue
SOCRATES, who is the narrator.
CEPHALUS.
GLACON.
THRASYMACHUS.
ADEIMANTUS.
CLEITOPHON.
POLEMARCHUS.
And others who are mute auditors.
The Republic, Book 1. Of Wealth, Justice, Moderation, and Their OppositesThe Republic, Book 2. The Individual, the State, and EducationThe Republic, Book 3. The Arts in EducationThe Republic, Book 4. Wealth, Poverty, and VirtueThe Republic, Book 5. On Matrimony and PhilosophyThe Republic, Book 6. The Philosophy of GovernmentThe Republic, Book 7. On Shadows and Realities in Education