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Plato

Ancient philosopher cited on justice and community.

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Plato shows up with force in § 2. The page is where that presence becomes real.

Mentioned as an example of high intelligence in the context of the development of the moral sense and ideas of justice.
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In § 2: Mentioned as an example of high intelligence in the context of the development of the moral sense and ideas of justice. Later, in § 2 Characteristics of Communism and of Property: Cited for his communistic…

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LALamennaisBABabeufTOToullierASAdam SmithJCJesus ChristPLPlato

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  • Broad intellectual and political spectrum
  • Moral and legal authorities

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This passage marks the dramatic climax because it reveals the terrifying logical endpoint of property's tyrann…

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