Platos ideal state
Phi 239s Essay 2 Plato’s Ideal State Zane Udemans UDMZAN001 Tutor: Annemie Tut: Thursday 5th LS 5G 1. ... Signature: ____________________ Plato starts his discussion, by outlining the progression from individual to state in his dialogue with Glaucon and Adeimantus concerning justice. He begins by stating the assumption that the state/community is necessary, due to the fact that individuals, cannot provide for all of their own needs. ... These guardians are the most important part of Plato’s society, and the topic of the majority of his philosophy regarding the state. Plato’s state begins with the people necessary for providing for our basic needs, namely a farmer to provide food, a builder to provide shelter, a weaver to provide clothing and then possibly a shoemaker, some herders and others who will provide for the minimum needs of society. ... It is also necessary to consider the fact that the state cannot survive in isolation, and that in order for trade to take place, enough must be produced for domestic consumption as well as for trade with foreigners. ... Defense is critical to the survival of any state. ... The rule of the guardians is clearly the most important idea with regards to Plato’s ideal state.