Plato draws an analogy between the individual soul and society as a whole.

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Plato believed that both the individual soul and society are composed of three parts: rational, spirited, and appetitive, and that the health and harmony of each depend on the proper balance and cooperation of these parts. He saw the individual soul as microcosm of society as a whole, and argued that by understanding the nature and needs of the different parts of the individual, we can gain insight into the nature and needs of society, and how best to order and govern it.

Plato Draws an Analogy Between the Individual Soul and Society