Book II, 368c-369a
Proposal to read justice in the larger letters of the city before the smaller letters of the soul.
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From The Republic by Plato
Plato's central methodological move: investigate justice writ large in the city to discern justice in the soul.
Book IV, 434d-435c
Return to the soul to apply findings from the city; the city/soul correspondence.
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