Oddly, now, rather than continuing to build the city and imagine how the people interact, what their laws are and how that shapes them, Socrates… Continue reading Philosophic Soldiers? – Plato’s Republic: Part 10 (376c to 377a)
Cause of War – Plato’s Republic: Part 9 (372c to 376c) At this point, Glaucon interrupts and takes over the imagining of the city.… Continue reading Cause of War – Plato’s Republic: Part 9 (372c to 376c)
At this point, Glaucon jumps into the conversation, who Socrates describes as “courageous”. Glaucon, like the reader, is not satisfied with Socrates’ argument against Thrasymachus… Continue reading Notes on reading Plato’s Republic: Part 8 (357a to 372b)