... daunting tasks. "They must share in warfare, and whatever else guarding the city involves, and do nothing else. But within these areas, the women must be assigned lighter tasks than then men, because of the weakness of their sex" (Plato, Republic, 457a). In The Republic Plato expresses the superiority of men and the inadequacies of women. Plato claimed that due to a man's cultural relevancy and fundamental characteristics, he is ... more likely to be successful in an occupation in which he shares with a female. This clearly contradicts the modern day feminist view. Another problem with ...

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... whole has a common set of virtues that many people agree on. In today's society, these are known as laws. Virtues also mold the individual outlook on life, and give them the moral's to do what is right. In The Republic, Plato divides the city into three classes: gold, silver, as well as bronze and iron souls. Each class is designated to posses a specific virtue. ... courage, moderation, and justice combine together to form The Republic. However, Plato's four virtues individually do not necessarily produce a utopian society. A combination of the four in each citizen is imperative in produ...

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... several extraordinary works in mostly in dialogue form. The Republic is just one of all his works. I find The Republic to be very interesting because Plato talks about the different levels of cognition. He mentioned that wisdom, courage, moderation and justice combine together to form the Republic. According to the book Great Thinkers of the Western World, in the Republic, Plato sets forth the simile of the line by which he divides all knowledge into ... the realm of opinion and the realm of true knowledge. For Plato opinions can be shaken by criticism or by conflicting evidence, while ...

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... evolve into these lesser forms? How is it possible for Plato to basically say that injustice can be created from pure justice? In the Republic, Plato creates a city, a kallipolis, that is ruled by aristocracy, "which is rightly said to be good and just." This city Plato proves to be both the best and the happiest for the people. The way that this city is said to be purely just ... is because of its rulers. Plato defines these just rulers as the philosopher kings. Philosopher kings have knowledge ... is to determine what justice is and whether the just man can live a happy life. But if ...

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... according to his or her own ability, in order to improve the over all production possibility of society is a basic Communist concept. Many attributes and ideas in Plato's dialogue The Republic can be seen chronologically later in governments and political systems of Totalitarianism, Communism and egalitarianism. The concept of equality for all, including education, and other government provided ... in their own personally desired direction, is the basis common to Communism. It is important to realize that by writing The Republic Plato is not trying to establish an improved, non biased, ...

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... made them morally (AKA politically) superior to the others in society. Plato explains in "The Republic" that the guardian is to be a really good and noble guardian of the state who will unite in himself philosophy, spirit, swiftness and strength (Plato, pg. 9). In other words, the guardian's position in the state was required so that the people in the state would not fall victim to their desires ... them taking heed to their guidance and wisdom. The general state would be conditioned to concede to the ways of the guardians so that everyone would benefit within society and live peacefully...

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... or pedantic. His writing is extremely elegant, and he is a master - again the first, and much imitated - of the dramatic form of the dialog. (Plato, after encountering Socrates, gave up a promising career as a poet in order to devote himself to what he felt to be the higher calling of philosophy). The action of the Republic takes place during an overnight party of a dozen or so Athenian aristocrats, and ... determining what can and must be done. The Republic has all these characteristics because Plato perceived himself and his society to be in the midst of an acute and deadly crisis. Do...

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... Nearly every western philosophy flows directly through Plato'sRepublic.? It dealt with issues such as politics, psychology, anthropology, and equal rights for women. These issues were years before his time. All these being equal, perhaps Plato's greatest thoughts dealt with his ideas of a Model society. Let me elaborate. In part nine of Plato'sThe Republic,? Plato discusses the ideal society and how it would fair in ... today's modern world. His notion of the society degenerates into four imperfect forms of government, and he goes on to describe ... close to truth and righteousness as ...

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... thought for their education that is found in Plato's Republic. The Republic discusses the nature of justice and the institutions of society. But it also deals with the whole range of human knowledge, the purpose and content of education, and the nature of science. Plato was a believer in the "quadrivium" which is about four math fields of study in the liberal arts, which begins with arithmetic, then ... to teach the new ruler. Plato agreed, but the Dion was hopeless so Plato returned to Athens. In conclusion we can see that Plato was a very talented individual in history who helped crea...

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... Plato's The Republic, gender equality within society is explored. Book V describes his ideal community which includes producers, guardians, and rulers. Plato promotes a specialization of employment and status based on innate ability, rather than gender. Given the time period in which this piece was written, Plato's assertions are rather liberal. Aside from making pointing out physical differences between the sexes, Plato's argument has contributed to the ... saying that this is not justice, especially not in the city he has described in The Republic. Men and women are not being treated e...

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... a verb, kratein, which means ''to rule,'' Its basic meaning is ''government by the people" or "rule by the ruled.'' Socrates quest for justice was written in the form of a dialogue by his student Plato, in Plato's Republic. Plato believed the Athenian democracy was on the verge of ruin and was responsible for Socrate's death. This encouraged him to write the Republic. In Plato's ideal society justice ruled. What is Justice? This is ... the question that Socrates wanted to find an answer to. According to the American Heritage Dictionary justice is the quality of being just and fair; the ...

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... holy and unholy. Euthyphro hence believes by adding the "all gods- to the third definition, the problem will no longer exist. Socrates further wishes to analyize the statement, "The point which I want to first understand is whether the holy is loved by the gods because it is holy, or holy because it is loved by the gods- (Plato 14). Socrates begins refuting the statement by certain examples. "Someone does not ... somone leads it. Something is a carried object because someone carries it, someone does not carry the object because it is a carried object- (Plato 15). There is a certain distic...

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... from those with less education. Plato was a well-educated man for his time which could make his opinions of society somewhat biased. Although it is possible that Plato's opinions are biased much of the information the book contains is relatively factual. Religion is a part of every society. There is evidence in Book II of "The Republic" supporting the idea that Greeks are polytheistic. ... During a discussion about the origins of good and evil there is reference to some of ... ." 1 Religious rituals such as "sacred festivities" 2 are also mentioned. Throughout the text music, literature...

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... without a social system, which can not function without politics, it proves Plato's claim that human beings are political animals. The importance of existing though freedom, knowledge, and enlightenment is accentuated by Plato on The Republic. He uses the cave allegory to highlight how human beings will not survive the darkness unless they act together and be led by a philosopher king who ... beings to interact across the globe. This is the amplification of the basic human need to belong and relate with others. Therefore the case that human beings have always had certain behavior that i...

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... confident that his system of eugenics and breeding for the best will eventually fail. There are no signs anywhere else in the Republic of this sort of pessimism about the state. If one looks to Plato's broader philosophy, however, the reason for this is evident. His Just City adheres to the Form of the just, however, it itself is not that Form, and therefore it is not unchanging ... , ungrowing, etc. The city, therefore, is in a constant state of flux and ... . It is understandable, then, that if we look at the tone of Plato's discussion, even his discussion of the tyranny in the next ch...

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... has long been debated, and by many a critic. Two of these critics are Plato and Sir Philip Sydney. Their similarities and differences will be compared and contrasted using two of their works: Plato's The Republic and Sydney's The Defense of Poesy. It is odd that Plato banished poets, and had so many negative words towards poetry, considering his philosophy was clothed in poetry. But, ... it is more of a negative view upon "the abuse, not the thing" (Sydney 174). There are disagreements between Plato and Sydney. A major one involves imitation. Is ... ever again if innovation is so dange...

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... FROM BOOK II OF PLATO"S REPUBLIC I think that Plato believed history had little significance. Although he was one of the Greek's greatest political figures, I do not agree with his point of view. His form of censorship leads to the falsification of history. In Plato's Republic, Plato talked about censorship. He wanted to change or remove lines from poems that made the gods look petty and cruel, and he would ... not allow stories that made the gods seem evil to be told in his city. He wanted to take these actions ... to keep the children and citizens of the city thinking that the gods w...

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... it helps people perfect themselves. He is a realist and believes that if you give people the right to choose rulers they will naturally choose the richer and smarter class. The question at the center of Plato's The Republic is whether it is better to live justly or unjustly. To answer this question Plato constructs the perfectly just city that initially seems like a wonderful approach. However, there are problems with ... this ideal city. In his book, The Politics, Aristotle recognizes some of these weaknesses and suggests a better ... ...

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... of how to improve existing societies during their individual lifetimes. It is necessary to look at several areas of each theory to seek the difference in each. The main focus of Plato is a perfect society. He creates a blueprint for a utopian society, in his book The Republic, out of his disdain for the tension of political life (Hacker, 24). This blueprint was a sketch of a society in which ... the problems he thought were present in his society would be eased (Hacker 24). Plato sought to cure the afflictions of both human society and human ... personality (Hacker 24). Essentially wha...

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... limitations; by limitations I mean good and bad points about it. Ranging from the Republic to his Musical Idealism, Plato's thoughts and opinions on music are expressed. In the Republic, Plato explained and contemplated music in the ideal state, the Laws; involving conclusions for the general good and bad for the people. Within the ideal state, Plato regards music as of great importance. Music should not be used to entertain ... people, yet used to "help in building up a harmonious personality and in calming the human passions." Education involving music ... performed on a contest level...

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... unity in Plato's Republic is explicitly shown in his passage describing why the guardians should have wives and children in common. The city, Plato says, will "speak in unison" of their wives and children. This idea of unity is divided into three parts by Plato's theory. First, no parents or children will know each other, and thus will be one "family." Next, we see that all ... hold that he's meeting a brother or sister, a father or mother, a son or daughter, or some ancestor or descendent of theirs."1 Unity comes into play because the citizens will "speak in unison the words we mention...

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... constitutions, and these good constitutions taking root in a good education improve more and more, and this improvement affects the breed in man as in other animals." Plato says the solution to the problem in society is education. His educational thought is his portrayal of the ideal society in The Republic. He created a curriculum of an education system and demonstrated, that teachers must have a deep care for ... the well-being and future of those they teach. Education is a human need and it is the duty of educators to search for ... ...

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... gift. (businessdictionary.com) Now if we take a look at the Civil Code of the Philippines, anyone can basically own or possess private property no matter what your position in the community is. As stated in the Republic Act No. 386 article 419, property is either of public dominion or of private ownership. In Plato's The Republic, he stated there what he believes a society should be. According ... to Plato, in order for a community to live in harmony, each individuals should focus ... and only function on what they were designed to do. Plato's ideal society consists of: the Rulers, Sold...

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... these crucial features which are women and men equality and the division of people in a society. Ã"t may be considered that the way Socrates percieves the equality of the two genders is a positive feature however the way he divides people in a society cannot be approved. In Plato's Republic, there is an argument about whether men and women should do the same things because they both are able to. He ... states that " if it's apparent that they differ only in this respect which that the females bear ... in life and we cannot act like they do not exist. Bearing in mind that there are oth...

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The Republic Summary In reading Plato's The Republic, learning to appreciate works from around 366 BC in sch a modern 21st Century world is a quite wonderful and informative privilege. Although we were not assigned to read the whole book, I have learned many ways in which Plato and Socrates think, among with the other characters. There are a handful of characters in this book, although not all are presented in these four ... incorporate different aspects of knowledge. Socrates, a major character, is believed to be the most influential philosopher of Plato. Adeimantus and Glaucon, brothers of ...

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