"Even more than what we went through before, it admits of many doubts. Socrates even mention that he avoided this topic on purpose, because talking about it will force him to talk about things that are less plausible than what he said before. But Polemarchus wants to hear more about what Socrates very briefly said about the community of woman and children. After all the discussion on Book II, III and IV, Socrates believes that he had presented the city in its wholeness. If he weren't interrupted by Polemarchus and Adeimantus, we would have jumped to Book VIII. This is what Socrates says at the beginning of Book V. "Good, then, and right, is what I call such a city and regime and such a man, while the rest I call bad and mistaken, if this one is really right and this applies to both governments of cities and the organization of soul in private men. Not only I had a lot of exams to grade, but I also had to visit a parent in a country city with limited access to internet. I hope you'll all forgive me for taking my time.
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