Discuss the effects of a philosophic education.

In a text that emphasizes the centrality of dialectical reasoning, Plato’s Republic relies heavily on narrative structures (stories) to advance its argument. Bases on your reading of the assigned sections of Plato’s Republic, with particular emphasis placed on the noble lie, the Allegory of the Cave, and the Myth of Er, in what manner and to what extent can it be said that these narratives promote a common teaching—the transformative effect of a philosophic education?

References to the Republic should be to Stephanus number and you should employ the embedded citation format. For those of you who do not know what this looks like, a properly structured sentence looks like the following: According to Socrates, the most important elements of moderation for the many include “being obedient to rulers, and being themselves rulers of the pleasures of drink, sex, and eating” (389e).