... the guardians and philosopher kings that would be appointed in the City. Plato's notion of "minding one's own business" is unclear and contradictive. He focuses on education as a way to define every citizen's preferred position in society, be it a craftsman or a guardian, and over years of this education which includes over a decade of Mathematics, he believes there will be in the ... to the people.) In his book The Republic, Plato uses many metaphores and comparisons in order to make clear his ideas and explain them thoroughly. One of his most famous metaphor is referred to as the "All...

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... their radical standpoints. Socrates suffered the consequences of "corrupting the youth" by an ancient Athenian court. As a brilliant philosopher hundreds of years ahead of his civilization who was seeking to define the nature of ethics by asking seemingly awkward questions, Socrates' quest exposed the ignorance of those who believed themselves to be wise, with one of the most documented incidences being ... deities. Plato describes his teacher as a man who sought social justice. While Socrates lived in a society ignorant of the difference between was is ethical and morally reprehensible...

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