रिपब्लिक (प्लेटो)
रिपब्लिक (मूल यूनानी नाम : "Πολιτεία / पॉलीतिया" ) प्लेटो द्वारा ३८० ईसापूर्व के आसपास रचित ग्रन्थ है जिसमें सुकरात की वार्ताएँ वर्णित हैं। इन वार्ताओं में न्याय (δικαιοσύνη), नगर तथा न्यायप्रिय मानव की चर्चा है। यह प्लेटो की सर्वश्रेष्ठ रचना मानी जाती है।
जाँ जैक रूसों
For defending his reputation against hostile gossip, Rousseau had begun writing the "Confessions" in 1765. In November 1770, these were completed, and although he did not wish to publish them at this time, he began to offer group readings of certain portions of the book. Between December 1770, and May 1771, Rousseau made at least four group readings of his book with the final reading lasting seventeen hours. A witness to one of these sessions, Claude Joseph Dorat, wrote:I expected a session of seven or eight hours; it lasted fourteen or fifteen. ... The writing is truly a phenomenon of genius, of simplicity, candor, and courage. How many giants reduced to dwarves! How many obscure but virtuous men restored to their rights and avenged against the wicked by the sole testimony of an honest man!After May 1771, there were no more group readings because Madame d'Épinay wrote to the chief of police, who was her friend, to put a stop to Rousseau's readings so as to safeguard her privacy. The police called on Rousseau, who agreed to stop the readings. The "Confessions" were finally published posthumously in 1782.