In which book of the Republic did Plato ban poets from his ideal world ?
Correct answer: B. Book 10
- A. Book 7
- B. Book 10
- C. Book 1
- D. Book 5Books
Explanation
Plato’s banishment of poets appears in Book X of the Republic, where he attacks imitative poetry for being distant from truth and morally influential. Book VII is important for the allegory of the cave, but it is not where the final ban is stated.
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