Plato's Dialogues - The Republic

In "The Republic," Plato explores the nature of justice, questioning its intuitive definition as well as proposing its true meaning. Through engaging dialogues, he scrutinizes the functions of justice in individual lives and in societal structures. The book proposes a unique vision of an ideal state where philosophers rule as kings, suggesting that true justice can only be realized through wise and moral self-restraint and courageous living.

"The Republic" remains a cornerstone in the study of philosophy, ethics, and political theory, continuously inspiring debates on the best ways to balance morality and governance.

In this meetup we will conclude our discussion of Plato's Republic with the exposition of Books IX and X.

Every second Wednesday, Phil will introduce us to works on Language, Psychology, and History.

Welcome to the series "Comprehensivist Wednesdays." Transdisciplinarity, Renaissance humanism, homo universalis, and Polymathy are some of the ways of describing this approach which Buckminster Fuller called Comprehensivity and described as “macro-comprehensive and micro-incisive.”

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