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16 - Plato's Republic 5: Lies, Noble Lies and Gymnastics

Good in Theory: A Political Philosophy Podcast

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Socrates and Glaucon discuss purging aspects of the Guardians' lives, the education program from childhood to readiness for defending the city, and the concept of the noble lie. Socrates explores his theory of the soul and its different parts.

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