Ancient Wisdom Atlas

Motif

virtue distributed among social orders

virtue_distributed_among_social_orders

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 2331-2410 confidence: high

    Wisdom is described as political skill concerning the whole State, concentrated in the small ruling class of guardians.

    Wisdom, courage, temperance, and justice are each related to the arrangement and functions of classes within the State.

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