Book V

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Book V of Plato's Republic is the section in which Socrates outlines radical proposals about communal life, including the roles of women, the abolition of the traditional family among the guardian class, and the introduction of the philosopher-king.

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instanceOf book section ⓘ
part of philosophical dialogue ⓘ
author Plato ⓘ
containsArgument cities will have no rest from evils until philosophers rule ⓘ
communal arrangements increase unity of the guardian class ⓘ
differences between men and women are not relevant to guardian duties ⓘ
only philosophers can know what is truly good for the city ⓘ
philosophers love wisdom and truth ⓘ
containsProposal abolition of private families among guardians ⓘ
guardians hold wives and children in common ⓘ
philosophers must rule the city ⓘ
state regulation of reproduction among guardians ⓘ
women can be guardians ⓘ
women should receive the same education as men ⓘ
dialogueForm Socratic dialogue ⓘ
featuresCharacter Adeimantus ⓘ
Glaucon ⓘ
Socrates ⓘ
genre philosophical dialogue ⓘ
influenced theory of the philosopher-king in later political thought ⓘ
language Ancient Greek ⓘ
mainTheme abolition of the traditional family for guardians ⓘ
communal life of the guardian class ⓘ
community of women and children ⓘ
conditions for the possibility of a just city ⓘ
definition of true philosophers ⓘ
distinction between knowledge and opinion ⓘ
eugenic breeding among guardians ⓘ
gender equality among guardians ⓘ
ideal state ⓘ
knowledge of the Forms ⓘ
noble lie about lotteries for mating ⓘ
philosopher-king ⓘ
philosophers as rulers ⓘ
role of women in the ideal city ⓘ
unity of the city ⓘ
orderInWork fifth book of the Republic ⓘ
partOf Plato's Republic ⓘ
philosophicalSchool Platonism ⓘ
philosophicalTradition Ancient Greek philosophy ⓘ
relatedConcept Form of the Good ⓘ
division of labor in the city ⓘ
education of guardians ⓘ
unity of the city-state ⓘ
relatedWork Book IV of Plato's Republic ⓘ
linked to: Plato's Republic

Book VI of Plato's Republic ⓘ
linked to: Plato's Republic
setting house of Cephalus in Piraeus ⓘ
timeOfComposition 4th century BCE ⓘ
workDiscussedIn history of political philosophy ⓘ

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