PHILOSOPHY

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04 November 2008

Summary of Plato 's `The Republic

The Republic ' is a work of Plato ' that talks about his ideal society (Plato et . al , 2003 , pp . 1 - 496 . According to him an ideal society ' is : 1 ) one that is ed /structured just /reasonable , wise /sensible , courageous /spirited temperate /controlled 2 ) a society that is geared towards the well-being of the whole population and not just one class and last but not least 3 ) a society that is ruled by the

philosopher-ruler (Plato et . al 2003 , pp . 1 - 496

Plato begins by reiterating that states emerge because nobody is self-sufficing (Plato et . al , 2003 , pp . 53 - 66 . He said that it is necessitated for the ultimate progress of man and for the realization of self-sufficiency (Plato et . al , 2003 , pp . 53 - 66 . A man then should do his part for which he is most suited in to avoid chaos instead one that is ed /structured will be experienced (Plato et al , 2003 , pp . 53 - 66

Furthermore , he mentioned the qualities or virtues of the state , namely reason , spirit , as well as , appetite (Plato et . al , 2003 , pp . 53 - 66 . Reason , according to Plato will lead to the individual 's wise /sensible attribute while spirit will enhance courageousness and appetite refers to temperance (Plato et . al , 2003 , pp . 53 - 66 . The aforementioned virtues actually correspond to the three classes existing in the state (Plato et . al , 2003 , pp . 53 - 66 . Reason is...