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Are the features of Plato's Republic still valid today?

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Examiners want: salient features of the Republic, which survive scrutiny today, which do not, a reasoned judgement on contemporary relevance

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2018
CSS · Political Science · Critically analyse

Critically analyze the salient features of Plato's Republic. Do you think that some of its features are valid, even today?

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