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How are knowing and believing different?   <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Plato also deals with the ideal ruler, as well as the role of education, philosophy, or poetry, in a harmonious society, <strong>often using famous allegories, such as that of the Cave.<\/strong> After debating five different forms of government, the philosopher concludes at a depiction of an ideal state ruled by a <strong>\u201cphilosopher king.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Plato\u2019s The Republic main question remains still today: <strong>how can we create a perfect society, despite the human kind being imperfect?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>This abridged version proposed by KAKTOS Publications makes the work accessible to anyone wishing to become accustomed with the founding ideas of the ideal governance.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In Plato\u2019s famous Socratic dialogue, Socrates, accompanied by prominent Athenian citizens, but also by foreigners, all present at the home of Polemarchus in Piraeus, discuss and imagine an ideal city. 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