Plato's Ideals Arguably, in the history of ideas, Plato planted the strongest and deepest seeds in the minds of human beings, and we have been reflecting on and trying to exercise them ever since. His "theory of forms" will be discussed, and with some hesitation rejected, in the context in which he writes in the works of "La Repubblica", because his theory is valid in the same way as mathematical equations are and lead to indisputable answers , but problematic how it can be demonstrated and the actual beneficiaries will always vary. The definition of knowledge is too indeterminate for Plato's ideas to be necessary. Finally, his idea that philosopher kings should govern the ideal city will be decisively rejected because the word “ideal” leaves room for creation and I argue that in the “ideal” society permanent procedures can be placed, which leave open the position or positions of power. anyone can operate and the philosopher king is no longer necessary to operate the "ideal" city. The "theory of forms" is taught in Plato's "allegory of the cave", a thought experiment that expresses his point of view from a real-world scenario. He wants us to imagine human beings in conditions of slavery to the extent that we cannot move and what we can only see are images of everyday objects: pencils, books, tables, letters, etc. What people, in this condition, are actually seeing are shadows, because behind them there are imperfect representations of real objects made of wood that move across their vision like shadows because behind the objects there is a fire that is the only light in this dark cave. Once we have at least a semi-clear vision of what this thought experiment entails, then we can see what Plato is trying to say in his theory of forms. The shado... in the middle of the paper... in an ideal city. The only philosopher king that matters is the first builder. More or less my ideal city is governed by procedures set in stone. No philosopher king can break these boundaries of society that are in place, if well thought out, because they are created to balance human nature and the stability of the state. For example, if people who don't like these procedures can leave, and if they wish to stay but change the procedures, then they will simply have to take over land from those who wish to live in the ideal city. What I mean by procedures is that in positions of power normal people can manage the ideal city, the only thing needed is humans to manage the positions or power rather than entrusting it to robots. This is a rough diagram of an ideal city, but I could make anything up because they point out that philosophers are not necessary as Plato suggests.
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