Book V
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Book V of Plato's Republic is the section in which Socrates outlines radical proposals about communal life, including the roles of women, the abolition of the traditional family among the guardian class, and the introduction of the philosopher-king.
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| Book V canonical | 1 |
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Target entity: Book V Context triple: [Plato's Republic, hasPart, Book V]
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Book V
Book V is one of the later sections of Washington Irving’s satirical work *A History of New York*, continuing its mock-historical narrative of the early Dutch settlement of the city.
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Book V
Book V is a section of Nicolaus Copernicus’s seminal astronomical work "De revolutionibus orbium coelestium," contributing to his formulation of the heliocentric model.
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Book V
Book V is a section of Carl Friedrich Gauss’s seminal number theory work *Disquisitiones Arithmeticae*, focusing on advanced properties and structures within arithmetic.
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Book V
Book V is the concluding section of Jean-Jacques Rousseau’s educational treatise "Emile, or On Education," focusing on the moral and social formation of the ideal woman through the character Sophie.
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Book V
Book V is a section of John Gower’s Middle English poem *Vox Clamantis*, contributing to its broader moral and political commentary on 14th-century English society.
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Target entity: Book V Target entity description: Book V of Plato's Republic is the section in which Socrates outlines radical proposals about communal life, including the roles of women, the abolition of the traditional family among the guardian class, and the introduction of the philosopher-king.
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Book V
Book V is the concluding section of Jean-Jacques Rousseau’s educational treatise "Emile, or On Education," focusing on the moral and social formation of the ideal woman through the character Sophie.
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Book V
Book V is a section of Aristotle’s zoological treatise "History of Animals" that focuses on the reproduction, development, and life cycles of various animal species.
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Book V
Book V is the concluding section of Aristotle’s biological treatise "Generation of Animals," focusing on detailed observations and classifications of animal traits and variations.
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Book V is a major section of John Stuart Mill’s "Principles of Political Economy" that focuses on the role and functions of government within an economic system.
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Book V is a section of Augustine of Hippo’s monumental Christian philosophical work "The City of God," in which he develops key arguments about divine providence, history, and the nature of earthly and heavenly kingdoms.
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Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
book section
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part of philosophical dialogue ⓘ |
| author | Plato NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| containsArgument |
cities will have no rest from evils until philosophers rule
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communal arrangements increase unity of the guardian class ⓘ differences between men and women are not relevant to guardian duties ⓘ only philosophers can know what is truly good for the city ⓘ philosophers love wisdom and truth ⓘ |
| containsProposal |
abolition of private families among guardians
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guardians hold wives and children in common ⓘ philosophers must rule the city ⓘ state regulation of reproduction among guardians ⓘ women can be guardians ⓘ women should receive the same education as men ⓘ |
| dialogueForm | Socratic dialogue ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
Adeimantus
NERFINISHED
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Glaucon NERFINISHED ⓘ Socrates NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | philosophical dialogue ⓘ |
| influenced | theory of the philosopher-king in later political thought ⓘ |
| language | Ancient Greek NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
abolition of the traditional family for guardians
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communal life of the guardian class ⓘ community of women and children ⓘ conditions for the possibility of a just city ⓘ definition of true philosophers ⓘ distinction between knowledge and opinion ⓘ eugenic breeding among guardians ⓘ gender equality among guardians ⓘ ideal state ⓘ knowledge of the Forms ⓘ noble lie about lotteries for mating ⓘ philosopher-king ⓘ philosophers as rulers ⓘ role of women in the ideal city ⓘ unity of the city ⓘ |
| orderInWork | fifth book of the Republic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Plato's Republic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| philosophicalSchool | Platonism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| philosophicalTradition | Ancient Greek philosophy ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
Form of the Good
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division of labor in the city ⓘ education of guardians ⓘ unity of the city-state ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
Book IV of Plato's Republic
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Book VI of Plato's Republic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting | house of Cephalus in Piraeus ⓘ |
| timeOfComposition | 4th century BCE ⓘ |
| workDiscussedIn | history of political philosophy ⓘ |
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