Plato's Republic...

It is probably the most known work all around the world concerning the ideal city-state. The Republic (Greek: Πολιτεία, Politeia; Latin: De Republica) is a Socratic dialogue, written by Plato around 380 BC, concerning the definition of justice (δικαιοσύνη), the order and character of the just city-state and the just man—for this reason, ancient readers used the name On Justice as an alternative title.

In it, Socrates along with various Athenians and foreigners discuss the meaning of justice and examine whether or not the just man is happier than the unjust man by considering a series of different cities coming into existence "in speech", culminating in a city called Kallipolis (Καλλίπολις), which is ruled by PHILOSOPHER - KINGS and by examining the nature of existing regimes.

 

See also: http://reasonandmeaning.com/2014/10/12/the-allegory-of-the-cave-the-divided-line-the-myth-of-the-sun/

and:          http://www.age-of-the-sage.org/greek/philosopher/myth_allegory_cave_plato.html

and:          https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h-DRdTsnbr0&feature=player_embedded

and:          http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/plato-myths/

PLATO'S DUALISM.....

 

 

Dear Friend's, why was the Ideal world NEVER drawn IN the Myth of the cave?

We spoken in the last n. 5 Activity about lots of values!

Let's go to SKETCH !! our Ideal world using the VALUES from that Activity!!

We can post here our drawing :-) !