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The Republic is presented as Plato's answer to the question of a good society after democracy kills Socrates: a just society ruled by philosopher kings who can access truth.
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The Republic is presented as Plato's answer to the question of a good society after democracy kills Socrates: a just society ruled by philosopher kings who can access truth.
"...right? Therefore, a good society is one that is ruled by philosopher kings because they're the only ones who can access the truth, okay?..."
A source-grounded reading of the lecture's central turn: Socrates attacks democracy by exposing the weakness of language and reason, then Plato rescues Socrates by turning the cave into a martyr story, a Christian universe,...
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