write a response of 5 to 7 pages (double-spaced,
12-point font, 1-inch margins). Make sure to refer to and cite the relevant readings in your
answer. You are not required to cite any material beyond the readings on the syllabus.
Late papers will lose a third of a letter grade per day. Please note that
SOURCE TO BE REFERENCED:
https://www.gutenberg.org/files/1497/1497-h/1497-h.htm
the prompt is as follows:
Write an essay on the 20th-century philosopher Karl Popper argued that Platos political programme, far from being morally superior to totalitarianism, is fundamentally identical with it. Do you agree or disagree with this claim? Please cite evidence from the Republic to support your argument. For the purpose of this question, you can use this definition of totalitarianism from the Encyclopedia Britannica: a form of government that theoretically permits no individual freedom and that seeks to subordinate all aspects of
individual life to the authority of the state.
