Plato's Republic: What is Justice?•Grade 9•rhetoric Stage
Philosopher-Kings: Who Should Rule?
The Text
What You'll Learn
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Comprehension
Accurately recalls Socrates' proposal that philosophers must be kings (or kings have the spirit of philosophy) for cities to have rest from evils
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Cause & Consequence
Explains that separation of political power from philosophy (commoner natures pursuing one to exclusion of other) causes cities' evils and no rest
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Meaning
Takes an original position on whether philosopher-kings (lovers of absolute truth) can rule justly or compatibly with self-government
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Defense
Steel-mans the counterargument (presents it in its strongest form)
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