There has not been a sexy teen dystopia version of Plato's Republic
Why?
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stuff like Bioshock models itself on ideologies with contemporary proponents
without some awareness of the historical context and ancient Greek culture, Plato's Republic just looks bizarre
Assassin poems, Poems that shoot
guns. Poems that wrestle cops into alleys
and take their weapons leaving them dead
Assassin poems, Poems that shoot
guns. Poems that wrestle cops into alleys
and take their weapons leaving them dead
i forget the details of how Plato's Republic was supposed to go (i haven't actually read the dialogue), but as it was introduced as an analogy in what was ostensibly a discussion of justice, it's *possible* Plato never intended it to be actualized
it was structured on a rigid class hierarchy, and incorporated eugenics