Plato
- Jurist
- Plato
- School
- Natural Law (Greek Idealism)
- Theory
- Theory of Justice (justice as harmony of the soul and the state); Philosopher-King; Theory of Forms; classification of regimes (aristocracy, timocracy, oligarchy, democracy, tyranny).
- Quote
Justice is minding one's own business and not being a busybody. In the ideal state, each person must perform the role for which nature has best fitted them.
- Books
The Republic, The Laws, The Statesman, Apology
- Propounded
Theory of Forms; Theory of Justice (justice as harmony of soul and state); Philosopher-King; classification of regimes (aristocracy, timocracy, oligarchy, democracy, tyranny)
- Born
- -427
- Died
- -347
- Portrait
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