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Plato's Atlantis

In Our Time: Philosophy

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The Atlantis Story - Why Did You Break It Off?

Plato's story of Atlantis is incomplete, but he hasn't given up the ideal. He has inherited some tales which have their roots in Minoan Theora and Crete. Plato got a bit fed up with all this historical fiction so decided to break it off just as the purely fictional element begins. It could be that he just wants a law-band state.

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