Combating Societal Change - Plato
"'Then doesn't it follow, as we said to begin with, that the amusements in which our children take part must be better regulated; because once they and the children become disorderly, it becomes impossible to produce serious citizens with a respect for order?'" - Plato Republic, 424ePlato argues that the reasonable men in his republic will learn to be so only through a system of education and upbringing that is strictly controlled. This is important to Plato because reasonable men will then understand and accept their position in the Republic. One danger in this equation is the presence of disorder in the education of citizens. This passage refers to a measure of control recommended to fight that disorder. The goal of the educational system is to produce "serious citizens" who understand, agree with and maintain the social order put forth by Plato. This passage is a part of the Republic dealing with the unity of the Guardian class. The details of the Guardian lifestyle are put forth in order to explain the duties of that class. In unity, the Guardians must understand the importance of education in maint
When the ills of a society rear their head, education is often assigned responsibility. Our society would generally agree with Plato that education is of utmost importance to the success of a society. This agreement may come in the form of philosophy as opposed to practice, but Plato hits on a fundamental pillar of all societies. As concerned as we all are about the attitude and direction of the young, we do not follow through on our concerns by assigning education the importance it deserves. The importance it deserves may not be defined in the same manner as in the Republic. Instead of creating orderly citizens, we incite inquisitive minds that are able to make independent choices and create their own order. Just as in the Republic, we attempt to instill values through education today. Although we are not as blatant about the aim of this effort, we are trying to perpetuate the status quo in roughly the same manner. Just as in the Republic, we spend a lot of time and energy discussing the moral breakdown in today's youth. We characterize their amusements as vulgar or lacking moral fiber just as Plato descr
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