Motif
decline from ideal order through successive corrupt forms
decline_from_ideal_order_through_successive_corrupt_forms
A motif of the Pride, Hubris, and Downfall family, within the sub-family Political Degeneration and Regime Sequences. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
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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 declining forms and describes them through parallels between individuals and states.
The analysis describes Plato's return from the ideal state to perverted or declining forms, using state-individual parallels.
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