Laws
Forthcoming The translation of this work is in preparation and will be published in the library.
Introduction
The Laws is Plato's longest and last work. On a long summer day an Athenian, a Cretan and a Spartan walk from Knossos to the cave of Zeus, discussing how to give laws to a newly founded colony. Unlike the philosopher-kings of the Republic, this city is ruled by law, and its laws come with preambles meant to persuade the citizens. Covering education, marriage, property, punishment and religion, it is the most complete legislative design of antiquity and a lasting influence on Western legal thought.