Plato V: Dualism - Plato's Politics: The idea republic modeled upon the tripartitate soul and its justice. The three classes of society, their education for their tasks. The producers, the administrators and warriors, the philosopher-kings. The Noble Lies. The status of women. "Getting and spending:" the life of the masses. The disciplined, ascetic communal life of the guardians. The planned breeding of a superior guardian class. Political absolutism. Criticism of absolute truth doctrine. Plato's politics: the guardian; who guards them? The charge of totalitarianism against the Republic. "From Socrates to Sartre is an educational show hosted by Dr. Thelma Z. Lavine, who teaches viewers about the theories and history of philosophy."
