Plato and the

Constitution of
Human Beings
What Constitutes a Human Being?

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Muscular

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Nervous

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Skeletal

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Digestive

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 For Plato . . .

Body Man Soul

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How does the body become a means
for both slavery and transcendence?

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Tripartite Theory of
the Soul Rulers

Soldiers

Artisans

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 Justice

State Individual

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The ‘magnificent myth’ or ‘noble lie,’ as it sometimes
translated, is as follows. Everyone sprang from the earth fully
formed: memories of upbringing and education are just a
dream. In fact all citizens are siblings since they are all the
children of Mother Earth. This should make them loyal both to
the land (their mother) and to each other (their brothers and
sisters).

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Plato ends up with saying . . .

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