That character concedes that the Guardians are better trained with patriotic poetry, but lambasts imitative art.
One man in this work defines justice as "what is good for the stronger," while another gives the "idea-bed" as an example of the form sought by normal objects. That character concedes that the Guardians are better trained with patriotic poetry, but lambasts imitative art. Featuring Polemarchus, whose father Cephalus initiates this dialogue at a festival at Piraeus, it contains allegories of the divided line, the ring of Gyges, and the cave. For 10 points, name this Socratic dialogue in which the idea of a philosopher king was put forth, a work by Plato.
One man in this work defines justice as "what is good for the stronger," while another gives the "idea-bed" as an example of the form sought by normal objects.
The {Republic} [or {Politeía}]