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Republic

by Plato · c. 375 BCE

Plato's Socratic dialogue on justice, the ideal city, education, and the philosopher-ruler.

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Sam Altman portrait in 2025 Sam AltmanCEO, OpenAI; former head, Y Combinator

A Hacker News commenter transcribed Altman's Twitter AMA answer to a question about the best books he recommends for a young startup founder and listed Republic.

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A Hacker News commenter transcribed Altman answering a Twitter AMA question about the best books he recommends for a young startup founder; Altman later confirmed the disputed Art of War in the Middle Ages title in the same thread.

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