This text uses an example of a Ship of state to demonstrate that society is always too occupied to come to a consensus over which solutions would be the best ones. This work also introduces the Noble lie and discusses morality by using the anecdote of the (*) Ring of Gyges. 
This text uses an example of a Ship of state to demonstrate that society is always too occupied to come to a consensus over which solutions would be the best ones. This work also introduces the Noble lie and discusses morality by using the anecdote of the (*) Ring of Gyges. Another of its ideas is the four levels of existence on the divided line, and another chapter of this work uses chained prisoners to represent its author's Theory of Forms by using the Allegory of the Cave. Asserting that society must be ruled by a philosopher king, this is, for 10 points, which Platonic dialogue?
This text uses an example of a Ship of state to demonstrate that society is always too occupied to come to a consensus over which solutions would be the best ones.