Question

All goes wrong when, starved for lack of anything good in their own lives, men turn to public affairs hoping to snatch from thence the happiness they hunger for. They set about fighting for power and this . . . conflict ruins them and their country. The life of true philosophy is the only one that looks down upon offices of state.
—Plato, The Republic
Question
Use the passage to answer the question.
Based on this passage, with which of the following statements would Plato agree?

Answer 1

Based on the passage from Plato's "The Republic," he would likely agree with the statement that seeking power and engaging in public affairs can lead to personal ruin and harm to the community. He suggests that fulfillment and happiness cannot be found in political ambition or conflicts associated with it, but rather in the pursuit of true philosophy, which transcends the desire for political office. Therefore, statements advocating for the value of philosophical inquiry over the pursuit of power are those Plato would support.