Plato's focus was on the idea of a thing as its highest reality. ... Plato believes society faces an ignorance problem. ... Then the just is like the wise and good, and the unjust like the evil and ignorant? ... Then the just has turned out to be wise and good and the unjust evil and ignorant.... " Plato says the solution to the problem in society is education. ...
Plato firstly examines the virtues, characteristics of excellence, through social classes, needed to obtain a just state. ... Plato defines a justice as: "minding one's own business, and not being a busybody." ... Furthermore, Plato defines injustice as: "Meddling among the classes would most correctly be called extreme evil-doing." ... Unjust individuals would attempt to transform from one class to another, in doing so they would not be ruled by their reason, and would lead to the destruction of the state. Furthermore, Plato relates justice and injustice to every individual throughou...
-(Plato's Republic, Book vii, 518) No scheme of human life was so important to Plato as education. ... Spartan Influence on Plato's Scheme of Education: In his scheme of education Plato was greatly influenced by Spartan system of education. ... Plato's Theory of Education: Plato sees in education the only true way to the permanent stability of the state. ... Through music the soul learns harmony & rhythm, & also a disposition of justice because "he who is harmoniously constituted can never be unjust". ... Plato also felt the necessity of moral education. ...
