Motif
single-role social order
single_role_social_order
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.
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1 traditions
greek
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The Republic PERSONS OF THE DIALOGUE. / BOOK I. / BOOK II. / BOOK III.; lines 12405-12538 confidence: high
Adeimantus would admit only the pure imitator of virtue; the State is described as one in which 'one man plays one part only.'
The ideal State is said to allow each person one function, with examples of shoemaker, husbandman, soldier, pilot, dicast, and trader not combining roles.
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