journal

  instructions

Read the assigned reading from the chapter 8.1-8.3. Then choose ONE of the questions below to answer. Answer the question you chose in a response that is a minimum of 1-2 paragraphs.

Be sure to explain your answers and give reasons for your views. You should cite the textbook and use brief quotations and summaries from the textbook in your response. Do NOT use any other sources besides the textbook

  1. Explain Plato’s Utopian vision for a just society.      In your view, what would be some of the beneficial or harmful effects of a      society based solely on merit, as Plato proposed?