Categoria: República VI

And thus, Glaucon, after the argument has gone a weary way, the true and the false philosophers have at length appeared in view. I do not think, he said, that the way could have been shortened. I suppose not, I said ; and yet I believe that we might have had a better view of…

Here Adeimantus interposed and said : To these statements, Socrates, no one can offer a reply ; but when you talk in this way, a strange feeling passes over the minds of your hearers : They fancy that they are led astray a little at each step in the argument, owing to their own want…

The causes why philosophy is in such an evil name have now been sufficiently explained : the injustice of the charges against her has been shown — is there anything more which you wish to say ? Nothing more on that subject, he replied ; but I should like to know which of the governments…

And so with pain and toil we have reached the end of one subject, but more remains to be discussed ; how and by what studies and pursuits will the saviours of the constitution be created, and at what ages are they to apply themselves to their several studies ? Certainly. I omitted the troublesome…

What, he said, is there a knowledge still higher than this — higher than justice and the other virtues ? Yes, I said, there is. And of the virtues too we must behold not the outline merely, as at present — nothing short of the most finished picture should satisfy us. When little things are…

Still, I must implore you, Socrates, said Glaucon, not to turn away just as you are reaching the goal ; if you will only give such an explanation of the good as you have already given of justice and temperance and the other virtues, we shall be satisfied. Yes, my friend, and I shall be…

May not the relation of sight to this deity be described as follows ? How ? Neither sight nor the eye in which sight resides is the sun ? No. Yet of all the organs of sense the eye is the most like the sun ? By far the most like. And the power which…