GOVT-105 FA2 Chapter 8: The Republic, Book VI
16 Feb 2017
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Govt-105 - textbook note - the republic, book vi. Socrates asks if those who are able to grasp what is always the same in all respects (philosophers) or those who are not able to do so should be leaders. Those who looks like they are capable of guarding the laws and practices of cities should be established as guardians. There is no difference between blind men and men who have no clear understanding of the sou and are unable to give laws about what is just or preserve them. Men who know what each thing is and do not lack experience or fall short of the others in virtue should be guardians. Socrates says they should determine how the same men will be able to possess both sets of qualities. Philosophic natures are in love with learning that discloses something of the being that is. They are completely unwilling to admit what"s false but hate it, and cherish the truth.
