R2 All Men Would Be Tyrants | Plato's Republic, book 2
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The third installment in our ongoing series on Plato's Republic. Use the following timestamps for easier navigation:
2:40 Introduction to book 2
11:35 Glaucon's speech in favor of injustice
20:00 Adeimantus' speech on the weakness of pro-justice arguments
26:30 Socrates reply; the city-soul analogy
38:20 The education of the Guardians
44:40 Analysis and conclusion
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