http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/authors/2788/benjamin-r-tarr Inquiries Journal provides undergraduate and graduate students around the world a platform for the wide dissemination of academic work over a range of core disciplines. en-us Wed, 15 Apr 2026 00:53:07 -0400 Wed, 15 Apr 2026 00:53:07 -0400 http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/1140/platos-republic-as-moral-poetry By Benjamin R. Tarr - One of the greatest ironies of Plato's Republic is that, although he condemns the poets and exiles them from his idyllic city, the Republic is perhaps one of the greatest literary works of all time, and a poem in its own right. Although written in prose, it is riddled with intricate symbolism and poetic elements. What sets it apart from the works of poets like Homer is that Plato makes every possible effort to educate his readers in a positive way, rather than presenting them with the dangerous sort of education he finds other poets guilty of. This is clear from many of the arguments presented... Mon, 14 Sep 2015 07:55 EDT http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/1140/platos-republic-as-moral-poetry