A worthy comparison to make is that between the Republic and another work that expressed similar views concerning governmental rule, the Leviathan. Written by Thomas Hobbes, a 15th century enlightenment thinker, Leviathian expresses a lack of faith in the individual and that without a hierarchy, society would crumble and humans would succumb to their basest desires. Similarly, Plato’s tripartite state has each class be kept in check by virtues to them by each succeeding class that prevents them from falling back to their vices, such as temperance being taught to the laborers so that they do not desire beyond what they need, and the military class being enticed with “flights of fancy” so as to instill courage and
A worthy comparison to make is that between the Republic and another work that expressed similar views concerning governmental rule, the Leviathan. Written by Thomas Hobbes, a 15th century enlightenment thinker, Leviathian expresses a lack of faith in the individual and that without a hierarchy, society would crumble and humans would succumb to their basest desires. Similarly, Plato’s tripartite state has each class be kept in check by virtues to them by each succeeding class that prevents them from falling back to their vices, such as temperance being taught to the laborers so that they do not desire beyond what they need, and the military class being enticed with “flights of fancy” so as to instill courage and