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The Republic

Plato

A conversation that changed civilization. The Republic

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The concept of slavery and whether it was natural, which the speaker noted Plato was grappling with, was brought up during a discussion about why some people prefer being ruled over.

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And this gets into, by the way, we can talk about philosophers of old. We're talking about the concept of slavery, whether it's natural, Plato, Augustine. They were grappling with this concept.

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The concept of slavery and whether it was natural, which the speaker noted Plato was grappling with, was brought up during a discussion about why some people prefer being ruled over.

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And this gets into, by the way, we can talk about philosophers of old. We're talking about the concept of slavery, whether it's natural, Plato, Augustine. They were grappling with this concept.

The Rest Is History

In two episodes, the hosts cited the book as the source of Plato’s argument that poetry inflames passions and should be regulated to create a happier society. Dominic Sandbrook highlighted this critique while discussing the ideal city, and the discussion noted the work’s lasting influence on ideas about the divine. The overall tone was informative rather than promotional.

Episode: 604. Greek Myths: Sex, Drugs & Tragedy (Part 3)

Plato's The Republic was mentioned as the source of his critique of poetry, arguing that drama fuels passions and should be regulated for a happier society.

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Plato, and Plato in The Republic, his attempt to describe the ideal form that a city should take, wrote, poetry feeds and waters the passions instead of drying them up. She lets them rule, although they ought to be controlled if mankind is ever to become happier and better.

Episode: 604. Greek Myths: Sex, Drugs & Tragedy (Part 3)

They referred to Plato's The Republic, noting its critique of poetry and its lasting influence on ideas about the divine.

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And that man, of course, is Plato. Plato, and Plato in The Republic, his attempt to describe the ideal form that a city should take, wrote, poetry feeds and waters the passions instead of drying them up.

Episode: 314: Atlantis: The Legend (Part 1)

They noted that Plato's most famous dialogue, The Republic, examines various forms of government and argues for rule by philosopherkings.

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the most famous text that Plato writes about this question is called The Republic

Modern Wisdom

He pointed out that Plato's political treatise The Republic is a key work when discussing the development of philosophical ideas.

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Plato writes The Republic, a political treatise, and later he writes The Laws, which are much less concerned with what makes a good ruler.

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He pointed out that Plato's political treatise The Republic is a key work when discussing the development of philosophical ideas.

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Plato writes The Republic, a political treatise, and later he writes The Laws, which are much less concerned with what makes a good ruler.

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The host referenced Plato's classic work while discussing cycles of democracy and political behavior.

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Plato in his book, The Republic, you know, a couple of thousand years ago, more than that, wrote about it.

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The great Grecian philosopher Plato was mentioned as having written extensively about the concept of soulmates and how Apollo created this gift.

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The great Grecian philosopher Plato wrote extensively about this concept of soulmates and how Apollo created this gift.

— Episode: A Dreamy Myth of Apollo (Olympians #11)

Episode: A Dreamy Myth of Apollo (Olympians #11)

The great Grecian philosopher Plato was mentioned as having written extensively about the concept of soulmates and how Apollo created this gift.

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The great Grecian philosopher Plato wrote extensively about this concept of soulmates and how Apollo created this gift.

He described the moment when two soulmates meet, saying, The one of them meets with his other half, the actual half of himself.

Episode: A Dreamy Myth of Apollo (Olympians #11)

The text mentioned that the Grecian philosopher Plato wrote extensively about the concept of soulmates, which Apollo supposedly created.

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The great Grecian philosopher Plato wrote extensively about this concept of soulmates and how Apollo created this gift.

He described the moment when two soulmates meet, saying, The one of them meets with his other half, the actual half of himself.

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