1. Plato's Ideal State and his Theory of Education
... tried in the fire" so that the incorruptibility & self control of the future rulers may be established beyond doubt. Now at the age of 50, those, who have stayed the course of this hard & long process of education, are to be introduced to their final task of governing their country & their fellow-citizens. It is , in this way, after receiving a sort of perfection, as it were, the rulers will exercise power in the best interest of the state. The ideal ... at the harmonious development of human personality. His scheme of education includes instructions for the training of body, mind & sou...
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