In any Greek city, there are perhaps no more than fifty good draught-players, and certainly not as many kings. –Plato, Statesman In one of Plato’s books, the philosopher Protagoras tells a ...

The Republic (c. 375 BCE), featuring Plato’s teacher Socrates in dialogue with several friends, is unquestionably central to ...

Plato’s Republic is one of the most influential books in history. ... But, as mentioned, there are many other things the book discusses than Socrates’ seemingly ideal “city in speech”.

Theory: Plato was in pre-Columbian America! Suggestion: We should start looking in Santa Marta, Colombia, for his footprints! The above claims may sound ludicrous. Nevertheless, I am quite certain I ...

Zamość, often called the 'ideal city', is a remarkable Renaissance settlement founded in 1580 by Jan Zamoyski and designed by Bernardo Morando. As a UNESCO World Heritage site, it exemplifies the ...

The titular city is a construct, a kind of philosophical petri dish engineered by the goddess Athene, to make the thought experiment found in Plato's Republic a reality, something that "has been ...