Question.1979 - PHIL 1301 ESSAY 1 TOP IC The Republb begins with Socrates attempt ng to persua de his interlocutors to release him. Implcitin Socrates's response is theidea that the meaning of words refers to a truer and/ or better way of acting.Also, itimplies that rational persuasion (i.e . ushglogic) should have the power to compel someone to resist their fleeting,egoistical,and base desires. Explain how Plato understands the problem of (rational) persuasion and how he develops his phlosophy to overcome the problem. Do you believe heis successful; defend your conclusion? You should structure your paper to discuss how, for Plato,knowledge is power. Here are some possible sections of The Republic that express this point In Book 1, Socrates uses the example of medical knowledge. How does Socrates's example help to e)plain the idea that knowledge is pow P. ·? At the end of Book 2, Socrates argues that there cannot be a chaotic or evil God which everyone could use as an ideal. Explain how the attainment of education's goal, i.e .truth and/or complete meaning, can perfect an individual's existence. Use the allegory of the cave and the idea of the Goodin Book 7 to explain this. Why does he in Book 10 argue that an idealworld provides the only good,but this requires giving up on bodily goods? You may wish to focus on one OR more of the above topics to make your argument and interpretation about Plato.
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