"The Republic" is one of the greatest achievements of the human spirit. It belongs to the category of works that many would choose if only one had to be saved in case all the books ever written were destroyed.

It is the founding text of political science and in this respect it has inspired political thinking throughout the centuries. Plato's concern is how people can coexist peacefully within a state, and he attempts to achieve this by establishing the political unity of truth and justice, something that we fervently strive for in Greece today.

Stelios Ramfos' interpretive reading of this great Platonic work has nothing to do with scholastic reminiscence or a past-oriented approach, without disregarding the achievements of philology and historical research. It primarily responds to the demands of the times and the pressing needs of stable conditions for a modern state. It aims to function as a thought-provoking roadmap for perspective within the painful difficulties of our society.