Was Socrates describing himself when he talked about the Philosopher King in Plato's Republic

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And as a bonus question, can Virtue be one of the 5 Virtues??? I mean really.


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To the original question, no. I think he saw himself as one of the instructors, if not the only instructor. The PKs were to be given all material wants so they would be free of want and envy.
 
outofyourmind said:
And as a bonus question, can Virtue be one of the 5 Virtues??? I mean really.


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No. It's a paradox.

The set of all sets cannot be a set of itself.
 
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