... nature did not allocate the necessary faculties evenly throughout the population as represented by the Myth of the Metals (94). By way of Socrates' view of justice in the soul (it is like health in the body) we come to see the utilization of reason in The Republic. Reason is what knows what is best and harmonious for all the parts within the tripartite soul (121). Mirrored in the notion of a just state reason is that which determines the proper distribution of tasks among its citizens and dictates the ideal state would be ruled by those who are educated and trained to rule, while having no further possessions or interests. These qualifications are fulfilled by the philosopher (439). What is the opinion of the majority in the polis (the citizens held within the cave), is not harmonious with the knowledge of the philosophers so hence the tension between ...

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