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... Republic is this : What are the least changes to be made in the Greek city - state , that will secure that these men who now rule shall be put in their proper place - a subordinate place — and the state shall be governed by men who know ...
... Republic is this : What are the least changes to be made in the Greek city - state , that will secure that these men who now rule shall be put in their proper place - a subordinate place — and the state shall be governed by men who know ...
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... Republic which may reflect hopes founded on his son , Dionysius the younger , who was less than ten years old at the time of Plato's visit . No one will deny [ says Socrates ] that some prince might be born with the philosophic nature ...
... Republic which may reflect hopes founded on his son , Dionysius the younger , who was less than ten years old at the time of Plato's visit . No one will deny [ says Socrates ] that some prince might be born with the philosophic nature ...
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... Republic Plato seems to become more doubtful whether wisdom can ever be enthroned in human society . And if we could pass in review the long procession of kings and rulers who , since his time , have been responsible for the welfare of ...
... Republic Plato seems to become more doubtful whether wisdom can ever be enthroned in human society . And if we could pass in review the long procession of kings and rulers who , since his time , have been responsible for the welfare of ...
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The Harmony of the Spheres 1930 | 14 |
The Unwritten Philosophy 1935 | 31 |
Platos Commonwealth 1935 | 47 |
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