Socrates is challenged to explain how justice is valuable for its own sake and not only for the rewards it brings.

Who is the son of a wealthy manufacturer in Book I?

The Myth of Metals aims at convincing citizens that the land in which they dwell is both mother and nurse whom they must appreciate and defend against any attack.

What are the three types of goods that are logically presented at the start of Book II?

For Plato, a Form (an ideal Idea) is something that you can only see with your mind’s eye.

Some contemporary rap music has violent lyrics that seem to advocate criminality and are degrading to women.

In Plato’s just city, sexual procreation will not be regulated but the leaders will trick citizens into believing that mating follows divine selection.

Pre-Socratic philosophy refers to the ideas of those philosophers who lived before (or sometimes during) the life of Socrates (470-399 BCE).

Socrates divides the Guardians into two groups: those who will actually rule and those who will assist those who actually rule.

Which group of medications does zolpidem (Ambien) fall under for the treatment of insomnia?