taining good relations both internally and with other cities. Wisdom is usually found in ruler because they are the ones with the most knowledge and are capable of knowing what is good and bad for the city. Courage is the power to preserve belief about what things are to be feared. Also, it helps to hold on to one’s belief and not giving in to fear, pleasures, pains, and desires. Courage according to Plato belongs to guardians, because it is the courage that helps them preserve order, and avoids them form talking over the city. The last comes moderation, which to Plato means self –control, good sense, chastity, temperance. It controls one’s soul and prevents from pleasures and desires. Even though Plato starts off with this ideal polis, he often realizes that ideal city can not exist because there will always be someone who does not agree with the rest and wants more control. From his description, we can assume that giving all the military power to the strongest group of people in the city might cause some trouble if they decide to take it over. The job specialization also posses a problem because at one point people would want to become not as depended on others as they are. If one group of workers decides to form their own city the rest of the population will severly suffer because the will not be able replace those workers very easily. So even though Plato’s idea seems very well though and interesting it seems as if there is not such a thing as a perfect society, where everyone gets along great and is happy with one’s life. ...
