Presented in the form of a dialogue between Socrates and three different interlocutors, this classic text is an investigation into the notion of a perfect community and the ideal individual within it. During the conversation, other questions arise: what is kindness? What is reality? And what is knowledge? The Republic also addresses the purpose of education and the role of women and men as guardians of the people. With remarkable lucidity and skillful use of allegory, Plato arrives at a representation of a state united by harmony and ruled by the philosophers kings.