The Republic of Plato Author:A. D. Lindsey Translated with an introduction by A. D. Lindsay. — Plato, the friend and pupil of Socrates and the teacher of Aristotle, gave to the world, The Republic, a supreme philosophical in dialogue form. Composed during the 4th century B. C., this book has had an incredible influence on every subsequent generation of writers and philosophers throughout ... more »the Western world.« less