POLS 2900 Chapter : PLATO THE REPUBLIC BOOK 3.docx

• School: York University
• Department: Political Science
• Course: POLS 2900
• Professor: Stephen Newman

Document Summary

Socrates continues on how he will mould the perfect citizen, the guardians. He will introduce the idea of heroes this will immunize the youngster against the fear of death; therefore heroes must be fearless and brave, honest, and almost god like. After laying out the style of stories that will be allowed in other arts other than poetry, such as painting and architecture. Physical training: not the athletic type, but training like preparation for war however, there needs to be an equilibrium between training and music/poetry (too much training = barbaric, too much art= soft) Medical training: doctors should be trained to treat the curable, do away with incurable, and kill the mentally incurable. Socrates introduces the myth of the metals. This myth persuades people to be loyal and patriotic; that their souls are mixed with earth and metals, therefore everyone is a brother/sister and the nation is their mother.