La Republica

La republica

1. Books IV, V, and VI show that this city will have a “private” sphere: there will be families, property and even a certain amount of inequality. What is the “price” for the this preservation of the private at the beginning of Book VII? (Or, in other words, what problem in political life does the preservation of the “private” either preserve or introduce?)

2. Are we really going to compel foetuses to exercise? What “virtue” does this discussion lead to?

3. Will boys and girls have the same education?

4. How will the imitative arts be regulated?

5. How does the Stranger respond to Megillus’s accusation that his notion of education “belittles” human beings?

6. Will the city encourage or discourage investigations into the fundamental nature of the cosmos?

7. Will the city encourage or discourage a foreign policy of imperialism?

Book VII:

1. Books IV, V, and VI show that this city will have a “private” sphere: there will be families, property and even a certain amount of inequality. What is the “price” for the this preservation of the private at the beginning of Book VII? (Or, in other words, what problem in political life does the preservation of the “private” either preserve or introduce?)

2. Are we really going to compel foetuses to exercise? What “virtue” does this discussion lead to?

3. Will boys and girls have the same education?

4. How will the imitative arts be regulated?

5. How does the Stranger respond to Megillus’s accusation that his notion of education “belittles” human beings?

6. Will the city encourage or discourage investigations into the fundamental nature of the cosmos?

7. Will the city encourage or discourage a foreign policy of imperialism?

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