Plato's most famous work is THE REPUBLIC, a philosophical treatise that, among other things, tries to answer questions around the nature of justice, the role of rulers and civic responsibility, etc. Your assigned reading for this week, ALLEGORY OF THE CAVE, comes from this larger famous work,.

Without having to read THE REPUBLIC or take a political science class, here is a shortcut to thinking about the political terms we use so frequently these days, especially the difference between a REPUBLIC and a DEMOCRACY. The link below gives a very concise way to understand the relationship between these terms. It will be important to understand this as we head into the coming weeks.

Republic Vs. Democracy: What's the Difference?