Book VIII, IX, X of the Republic (final)

1. In Book VIII of the Republic, Plato discusses the four types of corrupt societies. Give a descriiption of each of these societies and how the degradation of one leads to the formation of the other.
2. Describe the life of the tyrant in Book IX of Plato’s Republic. Why is the life of the tyrant understood to be the worst kind of life?
3. Describe the myth of Er in Book X of the Republic. Why do you think that Plato ends the work with such a discussion?

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