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? |