plato's Republic

plato's Republic Order Description note: plz read the in" rel="nofollow">instructions carefully In describin" rel="nofollow">ing the lifestyle of the Guardian class, Plato has his main" rel="nofollow">in character, Socrates, in" rel="nofollow">indicate a warnin" rel="nofollow">ing about the leadin" rel="nofollow">ing cause of the ruin" rel="nofollow">in of a city. Of course, sin" rel="nofollow">ince the account of the city is offered as an analogy to the in" rel="nofollow">individual person, this warnin" rel="nofollow">ing should have an analog for the ruin" rel="nofollow">in of the soul. In an essay, you are to identify, describe and evaluate this warnin" rel="nofollow">ing and evaluate Plato’s view of education as one kin" rel="nofollow">ind of remedy for the condition correspondin" rel="nofollow">ing to the warnin" rel="nofollow">ing as it applies to the in" rel="nofollow">individual. You should formulate and express a CLEAR thesis in" rel="nofollow">in response to this main" rel="nofollow">in question in" rel="nofollow">in bold above, to the effect that (T1) you fin" rel="nofollow">ind Plato’s warnin" rel="nofollow">ing worth payin" rel="nofollow">ing attention to or not worth payin" rel="nofollow">ing attention to AND to the effect that (T2) you fin" rel="nofollow">ind Plato’s view of education appropriate or in" rel="nofollow">inappropriate. What I mean here by this last choice, you need to express whether you should thin" rel="nofollow">ink education ought to be or ought not to be thought of primarily as a way of avoidin" rel="nofollow">ing what Plato is warnin" rel="nofollow">ing again" rel="nofollow">inst. In your essay, which should give an in" rel="nofollow">intelligent reader good reasons to endorse your evaluative thesis, you should be sure to cover the followin" rel="nofollow">ing questions/issues. (1) After an appropriate in" rel="nofollow">introduction that conveys your two part thesis, begin" rel="nofollow">in the body of your essay with a passage from the Republic that expresses the warnin" rel="nofollow">ing. (2) Explain" rel="nofollow">in briefly the parts of the city and the defin" rel="nofollow">initions of political justice and political in" rel="nofollow">injustice. (3) Explain" rel="nofollow">in in" rel="nofollow">in detail the analogy between the city and the soul. (4) Explain" rel="nofollow">in the particular pleasures associated with each part of the soul. (5) Explain" rel="nofollow">in what the warnin" rel="nofollow">ing you started with means for the in" rel="nofollow">individual person. (6) Explain" rel="nofollow">in what Plato thin" rel="nofollow">inks education is and what it is not, and explain" rel="nofollow">in how education is related to the warnin" rel="nofollow">ing. (7) Fin" rel="nofollow">inally, provide reasons for your evaluative judgment of Plato’s warnin" rel="nofollow">ing and his account of education as a solution for or remedy for the condition warned about. In other words, defend your thesis. Your essay should be a min" rel="nofollow">inimum of 4 full pages (double spaced, no larger than 12 poin" rel="nofollow">int font, one in" rel="nofollow">inch margin" rel="nofollow">ins, NO cover sheet or bin" rel="nofollow">inder) and no more than 5 full pages six full pages (corrected May 4th, 2017). As before, the more relevant and accurate detail your essay provides, the better the grade your essay will earn. Be precise, be detailed and be responsive to each of the questions posed. However, your essay is more than a mere list of answers to the above questions: your essay should connect them sensibly and fill in" rel="nofollow">in background reasonin" rel="nofollow">ing when relevant. You do not have to consult sources beyond our text, but if you do consult any outside sources (websites, books, encyclopedias, etc.) you MUST provide an appropriate citation that allows me to consult them. Failure to document sources will result in" rel="nofollow">in a grade of zero. You will submit your essay in" rel="nofollow">in BBLearn.