tate and what is best for all of its citizens. Education in the cityis needed to promote the achievement of a proper balance of society. Physical trainingand musical performance along with basic intellectual development and the ability to getrid of human natural desire would be needed to fill this position as a guardian. On Plato'sview, it is vital for a society to exercise strict control over the content of everything thatchildren read, see, or hear. By excluding all the poets and actors, there will be only onestimulation allowed in the city which is education. The highest goal in all of education, hebelieved, is knowledge of the Good; that is, not merely an awareness of particularbenefits and pleasures, but acquaintance with the actual form of good itself. Glauconand Adeimantus pose some of the arguments against the kind of life style Socratespromotes. They question Guardians happiness when they are separated from the generalpublic. Socrates said that the happiness of the guardian must be put aside for the sake ofthe city. However, he points out, the guardian class should be the happiest group undersuch a system. Socrates definition of justice is when each of these classes performs itsown role appropriately and does not try to take over the function of any other class, Platobelieved that the entire city as a whole will operate smoothly, exhibiting the harmony thatis justice. Then, a human being is only properly said to be just when the three soulsperform their proper functions in harmony with each other, working in agreement for thegood of the person as a whole. In conclusion, it was found that the education of theguardians was necessary to keep the city running and with their education you mustdevote their lives to persue the common goals and good of the city. Once the individualand the other individuals in the society or city were working in complete harmony onlythen would the circle be complete and everything would run smoot...
