If you had a “Producer” soul, then you would value labor and well-being above all. The “producer” soul would represent the appetite in an individual. The “Producer’s” job is to obey whatever the rulers say, and they must produce whatever they can for the state. They must provide for the well-being of the state. The “Guardians” are the warriors of the city, and they must protect/defend the state. They represent the spirit in an individual. Their job is to enforce whatever the “Governors” say and make sure that everyone else obeys. The “Governors” only responsibility is to rule the city. They represent the reason in an individual. Plato believed that virtue meant just doing “what could be best” (Jones 167). There are three main categories in the Ideal State, and each category has it’s own virtue (function): 1. “The Governors” (Jones 169) which make the most important decisions of all, they value knowledge and truth above everything else. They must rule the city. 2. “The Guards” (Jones 169) which are the ones that defend the governors and to accomplish this they must have “Courage”
If you had a “Producer” soul, then you would value labor and well-being above all. The “producer” soul would represent the appetite in an individual. The “Producer’s” job is to obey whatever the rulers say, and they must produce whatever they can for the state. They must provide for the well-being of the state. The “Guardians” are the warriors of the city, and they must protect/defend the state. They represent the spirit in an individual. Their job is to enforce whatever the “Governors” say and make sure that everyone else obeys. The “Governors” only responsibility is to rule the city. They represent the reason in an individual. Plato believed that virtue meant just doing “what could be best” (Jones 167). There are three main categories in the Ideal State, and each category has it’s own virtue (function): 1. “The Governors” (Jones 169) which make the most important decisions of all, they value knowledge and truth above everything else. They must rule the city. 2. “The Guards” (Jones 169) which are the ones that defend the governors and to accomplish this they must have “Courage”