This work takes place during the festival of Bendis in Piraeus, and begins in the home of Cephalus. One character defines the central concept as a simple restraint on pleonexia, but his opponent eventually reveals that the gr
This work takes place during the festival of Bendis in Piraeus, and begins in the home of Cephalus. One character defines the central concept as a simple restraint on pleonexia, but his opponent eventually reveals that the greatest threat is unchecked eroticism. In Book 2, Glaucon brings up the Ring of Gyges, but the turning point occurs in Book 7 when the central character agrees that elenchus should only be taught to the prepared, handing a partial victory to Thrasymachus, and gives a lecture about the awareness of forms via the allegories of the line, the sun, and the cave. For 10 points, name this dialogue that introduces the concept of the philosopher king and debates the meaning of justice, by Plato.
This work takes place during the festival of Bendis in Piraeus, and begins in the home of Cephalus.
The {Republic}