A retelling of Plato · 375 BC

The Republic

“Over one long night in the Piraeus, Socrates and his friends build an ideal city in words to discover what justice is, and why the just life is the happiest.”

Plato's dialogue, retold as Socrates tells it — 10 episodes, one for each book.

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Contents10 episodes · ~54 min

  1. 1Episode 1: What Is Justice? (Book I)5 min
  2. 2Episode 2: The Ring of Gyges (Book II)5 min
  3. 3Episode 3: The Education of the Guardians (Book III)5 min
  4. 4Episode 4: The Four Virtues (Book IV)5 min
  5. 5Episode 5: The Three Waves (Book V)5 min
  6. 6Episode 6: The Ship and the Sun (Book VI)5 min
  7. 7Episode 7: The Cave (Book VII)6 min
  8. 8Episode 8: The Decline of Cities (Book VIII)5 min
  9. 9Episode 9: The Tyrant (Book IX)5 min
  10. 10Episode 10: The Myth of Er (Book X)8 min