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Although I am I not familiar with all of the books of Plato’s Republic I’ve noticed that some of the books that I am familiar with place a lot of importance on war and how it is a necessary part of a city. Plato seems to discuss literally every aspect of war from the primary human instincts that lead to war to the sleeping arrangements and personal relationships of the soldiers, or as he refers to them, guardians. ... Therefore, I feel that between advancements in technology and advancements in the social and economical relationships between nations, society has simply progressed beyond Plato’s philosophy of war.
Plato introduces war in his description of the ideal city which begins in Bk. ... However they’ll also need to protect their city from their neighbors seizing their land, and so making the next step in the city an inevitable one, war.
Plato introduces war as the next necessity in his description of the cities, or I should say the development and growth of the city. ... Just as a potter or any tradesman has an apprentice, Plato and Socrates both agree in this book that we should make our children spectators of war. They discuss continuously introducing war to our children as part of their culture, almost as a tradition. ... I felt that Plato, if he had really been thinking progressively and in the best future interest of the city would have wanted people to warn their children about the horrors and devastation of war. I thought he would have wanted the
people to realize that violence in almost any situation can really be avoided and hope that war would one day be a thing of the past.
Approximate Word count = 1282
Approximate Pages = 5.1
(250 words per page double spaced)
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