Philosopher-Kings: The Argument of Plato's Republic

PHILOSOPHER-KINGS THE ARGUMENT OF PLATO’S REPUBLIC

C.D.C. REEVE

PHILOSOPHER-KINGS

CAVE

LINE

Cave Person (Psychological Type)

Bound By (Ruled By)

Complete Power

Property Set Over

Analogue in Cave

Epistemic Power

DialecticalThought (Noesis)

Forms

The Sun

Unbound DaylightDwellers (Wisdom-Lovers)

Rational Desires

Knowledge

ScientificThought (Dianoia) (2)

Figures

The Things Themselves

Bound DaylightDwellers (Honour-Lovers)

Spirited Desires

True Opinion

Folk-Wisdom (Pis tis) (2)

Modes

Models of the Things Themselves

Unbound CaveDwellers (Money-Lovers)

Necessary Appetites

Opinion

PerceptualThought (Eikasia)

Qualities

Images of Models of the Things Themselves

Bound Cave-Dwellers (Food-, Drink-, Sex-Lovers)

Unnecessary Opinion Appetites

B

P-l

(4)

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P=l

G ::l .....:l P-l

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