If the city of West Palm Beach informs you that the water is not safe to drink (but you are really thirsty and crave tap water) then Socrates would say that you do and you don’t want to drink city water.

According to Socrates, the just city has three parts while the just person actually has four parts.

Cephalus does not like being old because of his loss of libido and sexual function.

In the Republic, the ruler of the just city is a philosopher.

Glaucon has less potential for becoming a philosopher than Cephalus.

Forms are growing and evolving toward perfection.

For Socrates, we breed horses and dogs and cows but we should not breed humans since it denies them of a basic freedom.

The Guardian in Book III are not allowed to eat meat of any kind nor can they eat sweets of any kind.

The notion that land or earth can be your real mother is preposterous because nobody thinks of their country as their “motherland” or “fatherland.”

The city of minimal needs meets the basic needs of its citizens: food, shelter, clothing, and shoes.