First of all, Plato would have his guardians feel no attachment to those around them whereas Confucius emphasizes the importance of relationships with family and friends. ... In The Republic, the philosophers are supposed to not know what suffering is so that when they are sent into battle, there is no chance of them becoming cowardly. ... Socrates or one of his followers would probably argue that since the philosopher kings ruled and by definition philosophers knew all about justice and the forms of goodness, that they would be infallible in their decisions. ...

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