The Laws
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Plato's 'The Laws' is his longest and final dialogue, offering a more practical and detailed blueprint for a functioning state compared to the idealistic 'Republic.' It focuses on the necessity of law for social order and good governance, discussing various legal codes, educational systems, and religious institutions. Written after Plato's disillusioning experiences with tyrants, it emphasizes the importance of laws in checking the power of rulers.
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then later he writes a book that's also a political work called the laws
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"The speaker mentioned 'The Laws' as a later political work by Plato, written after his disillusioning experiences with a tyrant. It was contrasted with 'The Republic' to show how Plato's focus shifted from the ideal ruler to the importance of laws for societal stability when rulers are fallible."
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