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“We most certainly shall.”“Such would be the outlines of their
education and breeding. For why1 should
one recite the list of the dances of such citizens, their hunts and chases
with hounds, their athletic contests and races? It is pretty plain that they
must conform to these principles and there is no longer any difficulty in
discovering them.” “There is, it may be, no
difficulty,” he said. “Very well,” said I;
“what, then, have we next to determine? Is it not which ones among
them2 shall be
1 γάρ explains τύποι, or outlines. Both in the Republic and the LawsPlato frequently states that many details must be left to subsequent legislation. Cf. Republic 379 A, 400 B-C, 403 D-E, 425 A-E, Laws 770 B, 772 A-B, 785 A, 788 A-B, 807 E, 828 B, 846 C, 855 D, 876 D-E, 957 A, 968 C.
2 αὐτῶν τούτων marks a class within a class. Cf. Class. Phil. vol. vii. (1912) p. 485. 535 A refers back to this passage.
Plato. Plato in Twelve Volumes, Vols. 5 & 6 translated by Paul Shorey. Cambridge, MA, Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann Ltd. 1969.
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