# Melissa Lane on Plato, Rule, and Office

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Published: 2025-06-13T07:42:00+00:00
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## Resource

Melissa Lane, a classics scholar as well as a philosopher, discusses some key features of Plato's political philosophy and shows its continuing relevance.

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