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July 12, 2021
Republic Book 2: The Origins of the City and the Emergence of the Guardian Class

Republic Book 2: The Origins of the City and the Emergence of the Guardian Class

In this essay, I continue our discussion of Book 2 of the Republic by examining Plato’s account of the formation the city and the emergence of its guardian class. In the process we will also investigate why the fierce negation and boundary setting of the guardians is necessary for both public and private life. The …

June 3, 2021
Against Thrasymachus (Republic Book I)

Against Thrasymachus (Republic Book I)

Plato is one of the most influential philosophers in the history of western philosophy and the Republic is one of his most memorable works. New readers of Plato’s Republic are often surprised to learn that while it does contain important reflections about what constitutes an ideal city, they are not the primary subject matter of …

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