Political Science · Western Political Thought
'Nocturnal Council' finds a mention in Plato's:
AThe Republic
BThe Statesman
CThe Laws ✓ Correct
DNone of the above
Correct answer: (C) The Laws — The Nocturnal Council appears in Plato's The Laws, so the answer is The Laws.
Explanation
★The Nocturnal Council appears in Plato's The Laws, so the answer is The Laws.
★The Laws is Plato's last and longest dialogue on the second-best state.
★There he relies on detailed laws rather than on philosopher-kings ruling without law.
★The Nocturnal Council is its supreme guardian body of senior, wise citizens.
★It meets before dawn to study and protect the founding principles of the state.
★The Republic instead presents the ideal state ruled by philosopher-kings.
★So this institution belongs to the legalistic vision of The Laws, not the Republic.
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