The Superior Philosophic Life The Republic by Plato What is a philosopher? How does a philosopher as a person differ from other types of people? What makes the philosophic life superior to all others? What are the concepts of the Divided Line and The Forms that Socrates talks about in Plato’s Republic? In The Republic, Socrates argues that the philosophic life is superior to all others and should be spent ruling states because philosophers …showed first 75 words of 1026 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1026 total…understand all of mathematics, but they are not mathematicians for the simple fact that they are above that level. Not only can they explain and understand the laws and theories of circles and shapes, but they know what a circle is. Finally, having the Cardinal Virtues shows that philosophers are well rounded individuals. So, basically, it is a philosopher’s quest and love of knowledge that makes him the best ruler a state can have.