... . In addition Socrates would have his philosophers free of emotional attachments to any person. So, when discussing the grief attached to the loss "of a son, a brother, a fortune or anything else" the guardian will be taught "that of all men he is most sufficient to himself in leading the good life. He has least need of anybody else" (Book III, section e). It seems to me ... adult life by authority figures. Socrates or one of his followers would probably argue that since the philosopher kings ruled and by definition philosophers knew all about justice and the forms of goodness, that they ...

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... where we were going to realise our full potential. Our evolution continued down the millennia and centuries, allowing the early "men" to learn how to use and develop tools, to exploit the land and the animals, with such success that it enabled growth of civilisation of the highest potential. These technical advances started off "snail slow" but they did continue. They reached a crucial point ... language, writing, philosophy, science and religion. Basically all the components needed for the development of a rich and vast civilisation. For any civilisation as massive and prosperous as Egy...

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