Ancient Wisdom Atlas

Motif

Absorbing collective order over kinship

absorbing_collective_order_over_kinship

A motif of the Sacred Law and Social Order family, within the sub-family Civic Order and the Body Politic. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.

1 occurrences

1 traditions


greek

  • The Republic The Republic / THE REPUBLIC / INTRODUCTION AND ANALYSIS.; lines 7233-7307 confidence: medium

    The State is described as a higher unity that treats family as disruptive, is all-sufficing for human wants, and absorbs other desires and affections, with a comparison to the later idea of the Church.

    The State is described as a higher unity that subordinates family and absorbs desires and affections.

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