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ONE PASSAGE, TWO READINGS · REPUBLIC VII

Must the philosopher
go back?

Make a judgment. Attend to the argument. Read the same words again.

  1. 01First reading
  2. 02Look closer
  3. 03Read again
  4. 04Compare
The founders must lead the best natures toward the Good. Once they have seen it sufficiently, they must not be allowed to remain above: they must return and share in the work of the city.
Paraphrase of Republic VII, 519c–520e, following Michael’s lecture. This is not a quotation from Bloom’s translation.

Is the city justified?

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