''On Justice'' ( grc-gre, Περὶ Δικαίου; la, De Justo) is a Socratic dialogue that was once thought to be the work of

Plato Plato ( ; grc-gre, Πλάτων ; 428/427 or 424/423 – 348/347 BC) was a Greek philosopher born in Athens during the Classical period in Ancient Greece. He founded the Platonist school of thought and the Academy, the first institution ...

. The attribution to Plato is now considered spurious In the short dialogue,

Socrates Socrates (; ; –399 BC) was a Greek philosopher from Athens who is credited as the founder of Western philosophy and among the first moral philosophers of the ethical tradition of thought. An enigmatic figure, Socrates authored no te ...

discusses with a friend questions about what is just and unjust.John Madison Cooper, D. S. Hutchinson, (1997), ''Plato, Complete works'', p. 1687. Hackett Publishing. This work is not to be confused with

Plato's Republic The ''Republic'' ( grc-gre, Πολῑτείᾱ, Politeia; ) is a Socratic dialogue, authored by Plato around 375 BCE, concerning justice (), the order and character of the just city-state, and the just man. It is Plato's best-known work, and ...

, whose alternate title in ancient times was also ''On Justice''.

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''On Justice''
translated by George Burges
Free public domain audiobook version of ''On Justice
translated by George Burges * . Collection includes On Justice.

George Burges George Burges (; 1786 – 11 January 1864) was an English classical scholar who published translations of the works of Euripides, Aeschylus, Sophocles, and Plato. Biography Burges was born in Bengal, India, and was probably the son of Thomas B ...

, translator (1855). Dialogues of Plato Classical Greek philosophical literature {{philo-book-stub