Plato's Republic makes a very interesting and convincing case for how people should live and the way in which to bring about this life. His view states that people must live in his theoretical city of Kallipolis in order to be truly happy. In my opinion he is mistaken for a few very key reasons and therefore I would not want to live in Kallipolis.
[...] Another reason I would choose not to live in Kallipolis is I disagree with Socrates' statement that in order to be just people must be residents in his city fulfilling the roles he laid out. I think he presumes too much about people's personalities and traits being completely predetermined. Modern psychology has shown that the power of nurture in development. People's interests and personalities can change over time. High school dropouts and continual underachievers can become successful members of the military. [...]
[...] Kallipolis Plato's Republic makes a very interesting and convincing case for how people should live and the way in which to bring about this life. His view states that people must live in his theoretical city of Kallipolis in order to be truly happy. In my opinion he is mistaken for a few very key reasons and therefore I would not want to live in Kallipolis. The first reason that I would not want to live in Kallipolis is that I take issue with Socrates' statement that living in Kallipolis is the only way to be supremely happy. [...]
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