The City of Swine By: When one looks at why Plato would have included Glaucon’s sarcastic remark of calling the first city a “city of swine” (372d) in his dialogue the Republic of Plato, one must understand what it is that Glaucon was talking about. To understand what Glaucon’s sarcastic remark meant; and how important it was, is because there had to be more to what Plato was writing about. And that Glaucon’…showed first 75 words of 1529 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1529 total…and the individual complete. And that is why Glaucon called the first city a “city of swine”, for it lacked human qualities or it lacked the reason, spirit and will. Another reason Glaucon’s remark was important is that by denying the first city, it allowed the establishment of the second just and complete city. This was important because it gave them something to go back on, to confirm what justice was in the individual!