@abaskcasckbackj You are WRONG! The Guardians WERE the leaders of the society as wished by Plato!!! WHY? Because the Guardians were the Philosophers and Intellectuals, the people who had the virtue of reason! The AUXILIARIES were the military/police. :)
No my friend. Just because Plato calls the Guardians "Guardians" does not mean they are "guards" in the modern sense we take them (i.e. protectors, military ppl, etc.)
Plato's "Republic" classifies the people in a society into the 1. Laborers 2. Auxiliaries and 3. Guardians.
Perhaps if the academic world in our country wasn't ruthlessly dominated by the neo-marxist left, we would have a lot smarter teachers and children in our schools.
this from PLATO by Charles Hummel ...no plagiarism intended.
Guardians is split into 2
auxiliaries: incharge of security
guardians: the ‘sages’, watch over the smooth functioning and harmony of the state. At the
head of the state is a ‘philosopher-king’ (such as Archytas of Tarentum)—an idea that is taken
up again in The statesman but is abandoned in the Laws, in which a ‘nocturnal council’
assumes the responsibilities of the highest authority.
sniperboy102 10 months ago
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sniperboy102 10 months ago
Can you believe it... savage is for plato.. Plato was 100% against family!
faro0485 1 year ago
the dumming down of America
pdxeddie1111 1 year ago
most of those kids are too far gone to even start worrying about . Most of them will make fine little democrats .
purpleloco1 1 year ago
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WTF? Chemistry set to kill each other with? Savage is nuts, too much time spent skinny dipping with Allen Ginsberg.
Xenodamus 2 years ago
The guardians were not the politicians of the state, they were the military/police. Savage is a bit off on this one.
abaskcasckbackj 2 years ago 2
That's right. The philosopher-kings were the politicians.
stansayer 2 years ago
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sniperboy102 10 months ago
@abaskcasckbackj You are WRONG! The Guardians WERE the leaders of the society as wished by Plato!!! WHY? Because the Guardians were the Philosophers and Intellectuals, the people who had the virtue of reason! The AUXILIARIES were the military/police. :)
celticwomanfan01 1 year ago
@celticwomanfan01 Guardians=GUARD the city. they are the spirited, not the PHILOSOPHER_KINGS, who were the Philosophers.
abaskcasckbackj 1 year ago
@abaskcasckbackj
No my friend. Just because Plato calls the Guardians "Guardians" does not mean they are "guards" in the modern sense we take them (i.e. protectors, military ppl, etc.)
Plato's "Republic" classifies the people in a society into the 1. Laborers 2. Auxiliaries and 3. Guardians.
Do your hw and actually re-read your Plato.
celticwomanfan01 1 year ago 5
Well said Doc. Savage.
Perhaps if the academic world in our country wasn't ruthlessly dominated by the neo-marxist left, we would have a lot smarter teachers and children in our schools.
Malarkey31 2 years ago 5