Motif
Former existence of mankind
former_existence_of_mankind
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 8057-8096 confidence: medium
As in the Republic, the Statesman has a myth, but it describes a former rather than future existence of mankind; it asks whether a state of innocence or one with art, science, and moral distinction is preferable, and gives no answer.
The Statesman is said to contain a myth describing a former, not future, existence of mankind.
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