“There are patterns which emerge in one 's life, circling and returning anew, an endless variation of a theme.” (Carey) In Plato’s Republic, Socrates explains gives a long, in-depth analogy to explain justice. The analogy used is a city, in which everything is conditioned to be a perfectly just city. All the patterns of this city make it the perfect example of how a just society would be run, and exactly what justice means. He makes many points in he explains justice, through his major themes. There are many themes in Republic, by Plato, such as the definition of justice, communities should be family, and education is brainwashing. One major idea in Plato’s Republic is the definition of justice. “Justice is about making them pay for [her] pain.
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“No civilization, including Plato 's, has ever been destroyed because its citizens learned too much.” (McKee) Education is the crucial basis by which Socrates bases the entire city. Our education shapes our interests, and helps us decide what to do for the rest of our lives. Plato introduces the idea that we are shaped by not only our formal education, but also by everything we experience from the moment of our birth. Plato was also the first to mention the radical idea of educated the sexes together. “We shall not need one education to make men fit and a different one to make women fit, especially as it will be dealing with the same nature in both.” (Book 5, pg. 296) Plato explains that men and women both have the capacity to learn and make wise, intelligent choices. He states the belief that if women are capable of doing a job, or even leading a country, why not let them? He uses his perfect city to prove that if you intentionally design how a child, male or female learns, you will be able to predict the kind of person that they will become, allowing a city the ability to educate young children to do any kind of job you may need them to
“No civilization, including Plato 's, has ever been destroyed because its citizens learned too much.” (McKee) Education is the crucial basis by which Socrates bases the entire city. Our education shapes our interests, and helps us decide what to do for the rest of our lives. Plato introduces the idea that we are shaped by not only our formal education, but also by everything we experience from the moment of our birth. Plato was also the first to mention the radical idea of educated the sexes together. “We shall not need one education to make men fit and a different one to make women fit, especially as it will be dealing with the same nature in both.” (Book 5, pg. 296) Plato explains that men and women both have the capacity to learn and make wise, intelligent choices. He states the belief that if women are capable of doing a job, or even leading a country, why not let them? He uses his perfect city to prove that if you intentionally design how a child, male or female learns, you will be able to predict the kind of person that they will become, allowing a city the ability to educate young children to do any kind of job you may need them to