"Behold! Human beings living in an underground den. Like ourselves, they see only their own shadows, or the shadows of one another, which the fire throws on the opposite wall of the cave." With that statement, Plato - one of the greatest thinkers in the history of mankind - introduces one of his of most important philosophical constructs: the relationship between truth and the image of truth.
The Republic : Book VII
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10 Masterpieces You Have to Read Before You Die, Vol.5 : The Odyssey, The Republic, Meditations, The Divine Comedy, Faust and others
The Complete Plato
The Republic
Laws
Summary of The Republic
Euthyphro : What Is Piety? – A Classic Dialogue on Morality, Religion, and Divine Justice
Lysis : A Philosophical Inquiry into Friendship – What Does It Mean to Truly Love Another?
Phaedo : Socrates on the Immortality of the Soul – A Profound Meditation on Death and the Afterlife
Hippias Minor : A Dialogue on Lying and Intention – Can the Better Man Do Wrong on Purpose?
Timaeus : Plato’s Vision of the Cosmos – A Dialogue on Creation, Nature, and the Divine Mind
Laws : Plato’s Final Political Work – Justice, Government, and the Ideal Legal Order
Statesman : Leadership, Politics, and the Art of Rule – Plato’s Vision of the Ideal Statesman