Myth of Er Study Gvide
HUMAN BEINGS
| Plato |
| Socrates |
| Er |
| Odysseus |
| Agamemnon |
| Ardiaeus |
CONCEPTS und PLACES
| Er |
| Odysseus |
| Public Affairs |
| The Republic |
| Allegory |
PRINCIPAL STORYLINES
| Relative importance of the body and soul |
| PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY vs. CARPE DIEM |
| Can (and should) people be terrorized into ETHICAL LEADERSHIP? |
| How bad a person must one be to earn ETERNAL torment? |
| How well does this allegory actually work? |