A review by blackorwa
The Republic by Plato

5.0

Who would have thought a man walking around asking questions would give us the definition of justice. Socrates' dialogues with the citizens of Athens as recorded by Plato are akin to peeling an onion, one question leads to another until the topic of discourse becomes clear. This ended up being referred to a Socratic Questioning and like all philosophers, he's not the custodian on knowledge rather the midwife to bring it forth.

In the Republic, Socrates undertakes to indulge different high standing members on the society on their understanding of justice and makes follow up inquiries to get to the atomic and universal definition of justice. Is the world a just place?..... He relates justice to all facets of life and considers it the foundation of building a proper republic (christened The Republic according to Plato).

Is it just for subjects to obey their rulers? ...........................................