Plato's Republic II: The Individual vs. Society

Our study of Plato’s Republic continues with Socrates’ remarkable insight into human nature. Rabbi Rocklin will walk us through the following questions:

1. To Socrates, what is the relationship between the form of government in a city and the ideal man within that city?
2. How does Socrates imagine cities transitioning from one form of government to another?
3. What does Socrates see as the potential dangers of the liberties that come along with a democratic society?

Recommended Reading: Plato. The Republic. Trans. Allan Bloom. New York: Basic Books, 1968.