Plato, through the words of his teacher Socrates, contemplates what is justice, is it good or evil? Is the just man, good or evil, happy or unhappy? He also contemplates whether justice is the path to virtuousness and eventually happiness. He decides to answer all these questions by presenting the perfect state, elaborating with astonishing details and describing the basic elements of such state and and necessary characteristics of its citizens.
Very deep and though-provoking points that will challenge even the strongest-minded reader. Challenging many modern aspects of our society, Plato manages to give us serious doubts and makes us wondering, doubting, questioning our own existence, way of living and the very foundations of our political, economic and social system. A warning to the lighthearted readers out there, this book is one of the bricks of the foundation of western philosophy, thus every sentence will create brain-squeezing results and make you read all over again entire chapters to better grasp the meaning.