A work written by this man recounts Epimetheus' distribution of tools to animals rather than men to explain why men must live in communities.
An obscure work by this philosopher proposes a "Nocturnal Council" as part of the government of what is to be the "second-best state." This philosopher described his abuses at the hands of a leader he tried to advise in his lengthy Seventh Letter. A work written by this man recounts Epimetheus' distribution of tools to animals rather than men to explain why men must live in communities. Leo Strauss notoriously interpreted much of this philosopher's writing as ironic, rebutting Karl Popper's discussion of this philosopher's "Spell" in The Open Society and Its Enemies. His most famous work discusses the gradual degradation of the "five regimes," denounces the effects of music and poetry, and champions the "philosopher king." For 10 points, name this thinker whose political philosophy can be found in The Republic.
An obscure work by this philosopher proposes a "Nocturnal Council" as part of the government of what is to be the "second-best state."
Platon