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Plato's Republic


# 73689
Plato's Republic
This paper discusses Plato's "The Republic."
1,356 words (approx. 5.4 pages) | 1 source | MLA | 2004 United States


Paper Summary:

The paper shows how in Plato's "The Republic" the soul and the city are analogous entities, with corresponding virtues. The paper discusses how this relationship is elegant but problematic.

From the Paper:

"In Plato's immortal philosophical treatise "The Republic" a notion of the Good is advanced that defies subjectivity. Through Socrates, Plato illustrates that a rationalistic approach conjoining virtue and knowledge will yield certain objective truths about human nature and the ideal modes of human conduct. In a sense these truths apply directly to and correspond with the human soul and the human city."

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APA Citation:

Plato's Republic (2012, January 15). Retrieved February 12, 2012, from http://www.academon.com/Essay-Plato's-Republic/73689

MLA Citation:

"Plato's Republic" 15 January 2012. Web. 12 Feb. 2012. <http://www.academon.com/Essay-Plato's-Republic/73689>




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