Plato and the Other Companions of Sokrates, 3rd ed. Volume 4 — Plato — John Shaqi
Plato and the Other Companions of Sokrates, 3rd ed. Volume 4
Plato · en
Value of Gymnastic in imparting courage to the mind--Gymnastic and
Music necessary to correct each other 29
Out of the Guardians a few of the very best must be chosen as
Elders or Rulers--highly educated and severely tested _ib._
Fundamental creed required to be planted in the minds of all the
citizens respecting their breed and relationship 30
How is such a fiction to be accredited in the first instance?
Difficulty extreme, of first beginning; but if once accredited, it
will easily transmit itself by tradition 31
Guardians to reside in barracks and mess together; to have no
private property or home; to be maintained by contribution from
the people 32
If the Guardians fail in these precautions, and acquire
private interests, the city will be ruined 32
Complete unity of the city, every man performing his own special
function 33
The maintenance of the city depends upon that of the habits,
character, and education of the Guardians 34
Religious legislation--Consult the Delphian Apollo _ib._
The city is now constituted as a good city--that is, wise,
courageous, temperate, just. Where is its Justice? _ib._
First, where is the wisdom of the city? It resides in the few
elder Rulers _ib._
Where is the Courage? In the body of Guardians or Soldiers 35
Where is the Temperance? It resides in all and each, Rulers,
Guardians, and People. Superiors rule and Inferiors obey
_ib._
Where is the Justice? In all and each of them also. It consists in
each performing his own special function, and not meddling with
the function of the others 36
Injustice arises when any one part of the city interferes with the
functions of the other part, or undertakes double functions 37
Analogy of the city to the individual--Each man is tripartite,
having in his mind Reason, Energy, Appetite. These three elements
are distinct, and often conflicting _ib._
Reason, Energy, Appetite, in the individual--analogous to Rulers,
Guardians, Craftsmen in the city. Reason is to rule Appetite.
Energy assists Reason in ruling it 39
A man is just when these different parts of his mind exercise
their appropriate functions without hindrance _ib._
Justice and Injustice in the mind--what health and disease are in
the body 40
Original question now resumed--Does Justice make a man happy, and
Injustice make him miserable, apart from all consequences?
Answer--Yes _ib._
Glaukon requires farther explanation about the condition of the
Guardians, in regard to sexual and family ties 41
Men and women will live together and perform the duties of
Guardians alike--They will receive the same gymnastic and musical
training 41
Nature does not prescribe any distribution of functions between
men and women. Women are inferior to men in every thing. The best
women are equal to second-best men 42
Community of life and relations between the male and female
Guardians. Temporary marriages arranged by contrivance of the
Elders. No separate families _ib._