From Plato to Strauss: The Role of Noble Lie in the Constitution and the Protection of the Order
Journal Title: ViraVerita: Peer-reviewed E-Journal of Interdisciplinary Encounters - Year 2017, Vol 5, Issue
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In this study, what the aim is to explain the noble lie that has an important function in respect to constitute and protect the order in Plato’s Politeia. For that purpose, the study is separated to three parts. In the first part, how Plato distinguishes the noble lie from the other forms of lies and defines it as a form of lie that supports the truth and protects individuals from delusions are shown. After that, the function of the noble lie in the constitution and protection of Politeia is explained by semtinizing its different aspects. In the second part, the readings of Leo Strauss on the noble lie and his interpretations in relation to this readings are exposed. In this sense, it is explained that the noble lie is not limited to Politeia and is a means used to constitute and protect many states. Consequently, it is evaluated in a critical sense that the noble lie from Plato to Strauss is a means to use by the aim of constitution and protection of orders depending inequality.
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