Motif
Constitutional decline from an ideal order
constitutional_decline_from_an_ideal_order
A motif of the World Ages and Cosmic Decline family. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
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greek
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The Republic The Republic / THE REPUBLIC / INTRODUCTION AND ANALYSIS.; lines 4687-4772 confidence: high
The analysis says Plato returns from the ideal State to perverted or declining forms and traces parallels between individuals and States.
The passage frames Plato’s account as a sequence of perverted or declining forms traced through parallels between States and individuals.
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