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Mockingjay Chapter 3 - government-issued clothing...
Thanks for the latest podcast episode on Mockingjay chapter 3 - and drawing our attention to the implications of the government-issued clothing, rigid scheduling etc. You're right, it's a lot like prison.
But now I'm wondering ... is it also kind of like Plato's ideal city-state (from The Republic, which I've heard about but not actually read)?
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Permalink Reply by Cliff Ravenscraft @GSPN on -
I've not read about or even heard about Plato's ideal city-state.
Here's the thing. What is "ideal" to one would not easy translate to being "ideal" for everyone.
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Permalink Reply by Lee Smith on -
True, but that's never stopped the philosophers from coming up with their various supposed utopias - many of which would be every bit as horrible (to me) as District 13...
Here's a mention of Plato's writings on the "ideal" state - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plato#The_state - in case you're curious.
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Permalink Reply by Cliff Ravenscraft @GSPN on
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Very cool. I may read that on my Kindle if I get some free time. Thanks for the heads up!
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