Would You Live Here?
Building dream civilizations according to one's own image is not an uncommon idea to society. While one may think that this is a new idea, perhaps developed as a blockbuster movie concept to bring in revenue, it actually has its origins all the way back in 380 B.C. On his journey to define justice in The Republic, Plato endeavors to build an ideal city through Socrates in which he attempts to justify three modifications. However, Socrates' presented ideas on education, job specialization, and wealth are so heavily flawed that if they were to come true, they would create a dystopian society like those seen in 21st century literature. Socrates' objective for education is to create a rigid system that will produce loyal citizens, dedicated to their occupation. His plan to go about this is by taking out the literature that shows imitation of life or ideas of rebellion. Socrates says, “That is why we must put a stop to such stories: if we do not, they will produce in our y...