rulers, two sets of legislature, etc.) that are jointly enforced by the rulers of each sphere. The famous novella “The Republic” by the philosopher Plato primarily focuses on valuing the pursuit of knowledge and justice within his proposed Kallipolis through its rulers, the Philosopher Kings, and though it does not look at religion directly, there are passages that suggest Plato’s views on religion used in the state. In particular, he addresses the usage of the Noble Lie, or he calls the “Myth of the Metals, to discuss a way to keep the people of the city-state from questioning their reality and to only focus on their own positions, and so offers a tale where the gods created all men and women with a certain type of metal inside their souls, and which type of metal they had determined their place within the society. In addition, Plato voices his disdain for poetry later in the book and expresses his desire to censor unapproved types of writing within “The Republic,” which is shown as evident based on this quote where states, “…we must supervise the makers of tales, and if they make a fine tale it must be approved…we’ll persuade nurses and mothers to tell the approved tales to their children and to shape their souls…” Erwin Chemerinsky’s article, “Why Church and State Should be Separate,” examines the argument for strict separation between church and state. In the piece, Chemerinsky argues that religion ought to remain out of the public sector and out of the control of government (instead opting for a secular, non-theocratic system of governing) and so argues, through three main arguments (with which I will go more into depth later on) in regards to the Establishment Clause (written as part of the
rulers, two sets of legislature, etc.) that are jointly enforced by the rulers of each sphere. The famous novella “The Republic” by the philosopher Plato primarily focuses on valuing the pursuit of knowledge and justice within his proposed Kallipolis through its rulers, the Philosopher Kings, and though it does not look at religion directly, there are passages that suggest Plato’s views on religion used in the state. In particular, he addresses the usage of the Noble Lie, or he calls the “Myth of the Metals, to discuss a way to keep the people of the city-state from questioning their reality and to only focus on their own positions, and so offers a tale where the gods created all men and women with a certain type of metal inside their souls, and which type of metal they had determined their place within the society. In addition, Plato voices his disdain for poetry later in the book and expresses his desire to censor unapproved types of writing within “The Republic,” which is shown as evident based on this quote where states, “…we must supervise the makers of tales, and if they make a fine tale it must be approved…we’ll persuade nurses and mothers to tell the approved tales to their children and to shape their souls…” Erwin Chemerinsky’s article, “Why Church and State Should be Separate,” examines the argument for strict separation between church and state. In the piece, Chemerinsky argues that religion ought to remain out of the public sector and out of the control of government (instead opting for a secular, non-theocratic system of governing) and so argues, through three main arguments (with which I will go more into depth later on) in regards to the Establishment Clause (written as part of the
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