Write a reconstruction and analysis of this Plato’s single sentence “So you can see that plain condemnation of Love reveals lust for power in the rulers and cowardice in the ruled, while indiscriminate disapproval testifies to general dullness and stupidity. ” (page 208) in the context of pages 202-212 of the attached book. Rely on the previous semester example in files.
When preparing your analysis and reconstruction, keep in mind the following questions your writing should address (your assessment will be based on how well you address these questions in your writing):
why is this particular line confusing?
why does it seem to be significant to the author’s ideas?
how can this particular line be connected to both the larger aim of the author, as well as related parts within the same work?
how can you contextualize this particular line in order to make clearer its position within the author’s line of inquiry?
how can you break down its sense: what might it mean? how might we understand it?
what is to be gained by analyzing this particular line’s assumptions, implicit import and the logical consequences that follow from it?
how does a better understanding of this particular line illuminate the work as a whole?
In the process, be sure to accurate quote and cite your source. And please avoid the use of superfluous adjectives, generalizations and presumptions that typically get in the way of such writing. There is here no need for you to present yourself as though you are an expert, as though you know more than you do in fact know. Please also avoid using other sources or building the paper around the usual introduction:body paragraph:conclusion structure.
