Was Socrates Healthy Society

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1. Socrates “healthy society’ includes that the city would provided the basic needs for the citizens, food, shelter, clothing, etc. Each person would accept their position in society for the good of the city. For example, of the person is a doctor, then they would just focus on what a doctor does. Socrates also believes that there should be no competition among them, because of this there would be no need for a government. However, his companions tells him otherwise. Socrates creates another society. In this society, where luxurious would be included to meet the desire of the people. Ways that our own society is “fevered” is because we live in an era where we just want material things. In some cases, materials things are not necessary, but

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