ABSTRACT
Plato’s view of political wisdom goes with a special view of the relation between the leader and the led. This has analogies with his account of education, in which the reference to the imitation of models chosen independently of the ‘wise and good’ legislator crowds out a recognition of interaction, and prevents adequate recognition of the extent to which the results achieved are due to the pupil, to the pupil’s reactions, and is independent of the educator.
