Plato and Suzuki What Is Term Paper

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Education then is necessary to help prevent the failures of government - for Socrates, an aristocracy represents a rule by the "best" citizens whose educations have centered upon training the warrior-guardians to be swift, philosophic, spirited and strong.

This education is significant because in order to prevent the corruption that power so often has upon those who wield it - it is the broadly educated, self-aware, and community-driven individual who can truly understand their own place within the machinery of society. The philosopher-king places himself above society leaving the warrior-guardian to protect the lives and livelihoods of not only the individual citizenry, but of the entire community itself.

7-What are Socrates main concerns about education in music? (Remember, music consists of poetry and stories, theater, and music) What are his main points about education in gymnastic and the relation of the body to the mind/soul?

Socrates understands that "Music" (which is all form of artistic and verbal expression) begins with the stories of childhood which are critical to the proper development of the individual.
For it is through stories that we most easily access and understand the message of a lesson. For children, it is the only way to teach philosophy, justice, truth, and honor. Thus, it is in the giving of speeches, the writing of song, and the exposure to examples of both good and bad behavior that structure society by structuring the individual.

Gymnastic education is focused on sharpening the body as the vessel for the mind and soul.. The body will be made good as a matter of course by a good soul. The good soul, then, will seek out activity, will make the body healthy through that activity and avoid illness. This, then, allows for the body to continue to support the full function of the brain and the soul......

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