Plato sees the Good as the ultimate form of being. In his book, The Republic, he goes into great detail about what exactly the Good is, as well as making analogies to build upon his theory of the metaphysical form of knowledge that everyone desires to achieve, which will allow them to reach the Good. He holds achieving the Good as a sort of nirvana, which all philosopher-kings, among anyone else, want to achieve. In Plato's eyes, the form of the Good is the highest state of knowledge and understanding that any human being can obtain so in doing so a philosopher-king would rule in virtually the best possible way. In theory, the Good would then be reflected in the city because of the superlative ruling of the king.
In The Republic, Plato's idea of Good being the source of everything that's beautiful, truthful, and just, appears after the example of the prisoner in the cave.
In the world of knowledge, the essential idea of the good is the limit of what can be seen, and can barely......
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