They kill some of the rich, they expel others, and they give everyone who's left equal social and political rights- Republic (557a) Plato's objection to democracy as a form of government is valid, and strong. ... Plato's Republic is laden with references, and opinions of democracy. ... What Plato describes in the Republic as democracy, is what we in modern times know as anarchy. ... The leaders may lack the abstract knowledge of justice Plato requires in his utopia, but one would be hard pressed to find anyone that does. ... Republic. ...

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In book VII of The Republic, Plato puts into words the life of another great philosopher of the time, Socrates. ... He roamed about Athens, where he came to live, and talked to people about justice and knowledge. ... Book VII of Plato's The Republic (which, for ease, will be referred to as The Cave) is an allegory about society and the restraints that are placed on members as well as education or the lack there of and the consequences. ... Plato goes on to propose what might happen if one of these men was to break free and climb his way out of the cave into the real world. ... All the...

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• Grade Level: High School