Plato's Republic

Plato's "The Republic" is perhaps the most enduring and classical analysis of society produced in the ancient world. You may reflect your understanding of the core of Plato's political analysis by accomplishing the following two tasks:
First: apply his social and political analysis to those cultures we have studied so far. Of these, which one comes closest to achieving Plato's ideal. Support your answer fully.

Second: apply his social and political analysis to contemporary society in the United States. What would Plato think of it?

To assist you in your effort you might want to review the hand-out on "The Allegory of the Cave." Next, explore just the outline of the complete text by Plato bearing the title of The Republic.

Then do the assignment. You can find various translations of the complete works of Plato through a search engine. If you need help,e-email me