Laws (Plato)

Laws (Ancient Greek Νόμοι Nómoi ['nɔmɔɪ̯]) is a text Plato wrote as an old man. Like most of his other works, it is written in the form of a dialogue. It is perhaps Plato's most important writing.

In the dialogue, three people on a hiking trip discuss what an ideal state should look like. They discuss many topics and questions, including these:

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