Why is having knowledge crucial to creating a just Republic? 1. Do you think that Plato has given a good account of the exceptional qualities of philosophers? (*) 2. (and continued in Book VII) How ...

Now consider the dramatic structure of the Republic. It is a dialogue whose main characters are Socrates and Glaucon (Plato’s brother in real life). Let us begin at the very beginning, with the famous ...

Chris Wright ponders Plato’s masterplan. One of the purposes of Plato’s Republic is to put forth a conception of the ‘just state’. Plato describes how such a state would be organized, who would govern ...